Letter written probably to Otto Stiehl, captain of the Halfmoon Camp in Wünsdorf. This forms part of Stiehl's photographic album and within it are complaints about English soldiers who claim to be…
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Themes: Letter; Imperial Strategy; Captivity
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anti-British, German Revolutionary Program, Halfmoon Camp, imperial strategy, Ireland, Irish, Letter, Non-Combatant, POW, pow-camp
This phonetically written letter by an Algerian prisoner of war is kept in the albums of Otto Stiehl. On the left it reads 'prizonier de gér 1 Bata 1 con nr 1093 Zosén Aleman'. On the right it…
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Themes: Postcard; Letter; Language; Captivity
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Colonial soldiers, Colonial Troops, French, Halfmoon Camp, Letter, POW, pow-camp, western front
Letter purportedly by two Christian prisoners of war interned in the Halfmoon camp requesting permission to go to church on Christmas Day in 1917. This forms part of Otto Stiehl's photographic…
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Themes: Religion; Propaganda; Letter; Captivity
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Colonial soldiers, Colonial Troops, Halfmoon Camp, India, Letter, religion
The envelope is addressed to an Indian prisoner of war who served in the 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis infantry regiment. It is stamped with censorship marks for both Britain and Germany. It…
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Themes: Letter; Language; Captivity
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Colonial soldiers, Colonial Troops, English, Halfmoon Camp, Letter, POW, pow-camp