Potato and Coal Storage at Merseberg

This store room in Merseburg holds two key materials for any prison camp: a large pile of potatoes sits to the right of the room (an important ingredient in prisoners\u27 daily diets) and a large pile of coal is at the left (coat was a critical source of energy). A prison camp consumer huge quantities of potatoes and coal on a daily basis as part of the camp\u27s operations. These supplies were essential to support the prison camp during the long winter months.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1474/thumbnail.jp