Pows Collection (page 8)

Captured Serbian troops, Ibar Valley, Serbia, WW1
Captured Serbian troops in the Ibar Valley, Serbia, on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Communist China - Japanese troops surrendering to Chinese troops during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). 1945

Battle Areas - from the womans point of view, Helen McKie
Impressions of Rheims by Miss Helen McKie. One in a series of sketches, drawn by Bystander artist Helen McKie during a visit to war torn France following the end of the First World War. 1

Sphere cover - British corporal with small German captives
A stalwart British corporal pictured with two German captives in a photograph which deliberately highlights the difference in stature of the men

German prisoners line up to be vaccinated, WW1
Captured German soldiers during the Battle of Menin Road wait by a tent to be vaccinated Date: 1917

Pair of carved bone ornaments with raised foliate decoration
A pair of carved bone ornaments with raised foliate decoration with inscriptions - one saying A souvenir of 1914 and one saying The Great War 1917. Made by German POWs on the Isle of Man. Trench Art

WW1 - Austrian, German and Turkish Prisoners put to work on Italian streets. Postcard issued by the Y.M.C.A. Hut Fund Date: circa 1917

Prisoners of the Germans during WWI
Prisoners captured by German forces during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

German prisoners marching, Balkan Front, WW1
German prisoners under British escort, being marched to a railhead on the Balkan Front, at the time of the Battle of Machukovo during the First World War. Date: September 1916

Bolshevik prisoners, Lijma Station, Russian Civil War
Bolshevik prisoners standing by the railway track at Lijma Station, near Lake Onega, Medevja-Gora (Medvedja-gora, Medvezhya Gora, now known as Medvezhyegorsk, Republic of Karelia)

German soldiers captured, Monastir, WW1
French officers interrogating German soldiers captured during the Battle of Monastir (now Bitola), Macedonia, during the First World War

Austrian officers captured by the Russians, WW1
Austrian officers captured by the Russians during the First World War. Date: 26 August 1915

German Red Cross with wounded French Soldiers - WWI
Wounded French POWs from German prison camps received at a railwaty station by the German Red Cross. Date: circa 1916

Attending to wounded German prisoner, WW1
An Allied soldier attending to a wounded German prisoner in a muddy field during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Bulgarian prisoners in Macedonia, captured during the repulse of Bulgarian attacks into the region during the Second Balkan War, which broke out on 16th June 1913

Turkish Prisoners in Montenegro Date: circa 1916

Captured Serbian troops near Brus, Serbia, WW1
Captured Serbian troops near Brus, Serbia, on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: 1915

Captured Serbian troops, eastern front, WW1
Captured Serbian troops on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: 1915-1917

Captured Serbian troops, Mitovitza, Serbia, WW1
Captured Serbian troops at Mitovitza, Serbia, on the eastern front during the First World War. Date: 1915-1917

Turkish troops surrendering to British near Kirkuk, WW1
Turkish troops surrendering to a British outpost near Kirkuk, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. Date: May 1918

Prisoners captured by Australian troops near Gaza, WW1
Prisoners captured by the Australian Light Horse during the enemy retreat on the Gaza-Beersheba Line, Palestine, during the First World War. Date: 1917

First American POWs - WWI - 1917
First eight American POWs in a German Camp. Date: 1917

French prisoners at Dunkirk WWII
French prisoners surrender to the Germans at Dunkirk during World War II

D-Day - Captured German soldiers
German soldiers captured by the invading allied forces on Omaha Beach. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops

D-Day - Captured German Prisoners
German prisoners captured by the 13th/18th Hussars on D-Day. D-Day began on June 6th, 1944 at 6:30am and was conducted in two assault phases - the air assault landing of allied troops followed by an

Dardanelles - Turkish prisoners guarded by Greek Troops
First World War - Dardanelles. Turkish soldiers guarded by Greek Volunteers at Seddul Bahr, Chanakkale

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"Remembering the Trials and Triumphs of POWs: A Glimpse into History" Boer Prisoners of War landing at Bermuda: Witnessing the resilience amidst captivity. Battle of Albert 1918: The untold stories of courage behind enemy lines. British Soldiers escort German Prisoners - WWI: Humanity prevails even in times of conflict. First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1: Uniting nations through shared adversity. Munster II POW Camp WWI: Tales from a hidden world within barbed wire fences. British prisoners WWI: Sacrifice and strength in the face of uncertainty. Third Battle of Krithia WWI: Captivity as a testament to unwavering spirit on foreign soil. POW Camp, Eastcote, Middlesex: Echoes from a forgotten chapter etched in history's pages. Dorchester POW Camp: Finding solace amidst confinement during wartime struggles. Capture of Englishmen by Brigands, Asia Minor: A tale that sheds light on unexpected perils faced by captives far from home. SUCCOUR TO BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR Date 1927 : Extending compassion towards those held captive for their service. The first halt of British prisoners on their way to a prison camp in Pretoria, South Africa, during the second Boer War, from South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke published 1900 (litho): Reflecting upon an era when freedom was temporarily lost but never forgotten. In these glimpses into history, we honor the bravery and resilience displayed by countless individuals who endured captivity during times of war or conflict – reminding us all that even within darkness there is always hope for liberation and triumph over adversity.