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Creation Date
1915
Description
French prisoners practice training their fire hose on the roof of a barrack at Darmstadt, as seen from the prison guard tower. Prisoners man the pumps in the foreground to provide the stream of water. Both German authorities and war prisoners had a great interest in preventing barrack fires which could have resulted in large numbers of casualties.
Keywords
Germany, Darmstadt, Camp Order, Quarters, Fire Safety, French POWs, German Guards, World War 1914-1918