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Creation Date
1915
Description
French and Russian prisoners "air out" their mattresses in the sun outside their barrack in the prison compound at Zwickau. Prisoners had to periodically clean out their bedding and linens to eliminate vermin which could quickly spread diseases in the cramped conditions in the enlisted men's barracks.
Keywords
Germany, Zwickau, Hygiene, Delousing Process, French POWs, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918