Prisoners of the First World War | International Committee of the Red Cross

The ICRC published a serie of postcards illustrating its work as well as life in camps and hospitals during the First World War.

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Morocco, Settat Fort Loubet

Gateway to the Prison Camp (ICRC, France, n°3)
Morocco, Casablanca

Garden of the military hospital (ICRC, France, n°5)
Morocco, Rabat

German prisoners on the road (ICRC, France, n° 18)
Morocco, Rabat-Agnedal

Roman pillar rebuilt by prisoners (ICRC, France, n°62)
Morocco, Ber-Rashid

Our delegate talks with head gardener of the experimental garden (ICRC, France, n°63)
Morocco, Ber-Rashid

Garden and Lazaretto (ICRC, France, n°64)
Morocco, Boulhaut

coffee grinder (ICRC, France, n°65)
Morocco, Boulhaut

Prison camp (ICRC, France, n°66)
Morocco, El Boroudj

Our delegate visit a labor detachment (ICRC, France, n°67)
Morocco, El Boroudj

Prison Camp El Boroudj, Morocco, digging a hole with dynamite (ICRC, France, n°68)
Morocco, El Hank

On the beach of El Hank Prison camp, Morocco, cabins (ICRC, France, n°69)
Morocco, El Hank

Vespers atmosphere in the prison camp of El Hank, Morocco (ICRC, France, n°71)
Morocco, El Hank

Secondment working on the beach, Prison Camp El Hank (ICRC, France, n°71)
Morocco, Casablanca

Spanish camp prisoners equipped with musical instruments they made ??themselves (ICRC, France, n°72)
Morocco, Casablanca

German prisoners at Camp Fort Provost near Casablanca, Morocco, Maroc (ICRC, France, n°73)
Morocco, Kenitra

well (ICRC, France, n°74)
Morocco, Mediouna

Inside the Prison camp (ICRC, France, n°75)
Morocco, Mediouna

Main entrance to the prison camp Mediouna, Morocco (ICRC, France, n°76)
Morocco, Oued Djedida

Labor colony (ICRC, France, n°77)
Morocco, Oued Djedida

View of Prison Camp Djedida Oued, Morocco (ICRC, France, n°78)
Morocco, Oued Djedida

Prison camp Djedida Oued, Morocco, returning from work (ICRC, France, n°79)
Morocco, Oued N'ja

Our delegate and prisoners equipped beret Alpini (ICRC, France, n°80)
Morocco, Safi

Lazaretto camp (ICRC, France, n°81)
Morocco, Salé Plateau

In the Prison camp (ICRC, France, n°82)
Morocco, Settat

Camp cemetery (ICRC, France, n°83)
Morocco, Anfa

In the Prison camp d'Anfa(ICRC, France, n°84)
Maroc, Sidi Sliman

Party Prison camp (ICRC, France, n°85)
Morocco, Salé City

Prison camp entrance, Sea view (ICRC, France, n°86)
Morocco, Volubilis

Prisoners leaving work in the Roman ruins of the camp (ICRC, France, n°87)
Morocco, Volubilis

Roman archaeological digs overlooking the camp and the city (ICRC, France, n°88)
Morocco, Volubilis

Roman ruins uncovered by prisoners (ICRC, France, n°89)
Morocco, Volubilis

Prisoners to work in the field of Roman archaeological excavations (ICRC, France, n°90)
Tunisia, Sousse

In the Casbah (citadel) of Prison camp (ICRC, France, n°91)
Tunisia, Graiba

The prisoner-of-war camp (ICRC, France, n°95)
Tunisia, Graiba

Water barrel on a cart (ICRC, France, n°96)
Monastir, Tunisia

In the prisoner-of-war camp (ICRC, France, n°93)
Monastir, Tunisia

View of the camp courtyard in the kasbah (ICRC, France, n°94)
Porto Farina, Tunisia

The camp courtyard in the kasbah (ICRC, France, n°92)

ICRC postcards

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