• This poster depicts a German prisoner of war languishing behind prison bars in an Allied POW camp with a heart, representing family and friends in Germany, stands just outside the bars. This poster raised funds to send relief aid to German POW's and interned civilians in Allied prison facilities. Source: Der Weltkrieg, 9 (1918): 37.

Source: Der Weltkrieg, 9 (1918): 37.

From Pursuit of an "unparalleled opportunity": American YMCA and prisoner of war diplomacy among the Central Power nations during World War I, 1914-1923 by Kenneth Steuer

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