• Prisoners of war take showers at Limburg; the ever present German guard stands in the center background. The picture is staged; the prisoners do not appear to have any soap and are modestly dressed for the photograph. Source: Aus deutschen Kriegsgefangenen, 1915, 41.

Source: Aus deutschen Kriegsgefangenen, 1915, 41.

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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