Add to ORKGA labor detachment of Russian prisoners from Wasbek is busy digging a trench and felling trees under the supervision of a German officer (he is holding plans in the center of the photograph). The Germans kept prisoners occupied on a wide range of jobs to help support the local economy. Trenches were important for flood control and irrigation to help support agriculture.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1731/thumbnail.jp
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The Germans employed prisoners with special skills to support camp operations. Russian POW\u27s wor...
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