Americans Searching German Prisoners During World War I
Title
Americans Searching German Prisoners During World War I
Description
American soldiers are shown going through the personal effects of German prisoners for weapons and papers before confining them in prison pens. These prisoners are a few captured by the Americans on the first day of the St. Mihiel attack which began on September 12, 1928. It took place on the Western Front of France, one of the most significant battles of World War One.
Creator
U.S. Committee on Public Information
Source
Chicgao Tribune Pictorial Weekly
Publisher
State Library of Iowa
Date
1918
Contributor
Ankeny Area Historical Society, Ankeny, Iowa
Rights
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Format
pdf
Type
document
Coverage
World War I
Original Format
Newspaper photo
Repository
Ankeny Area Historical Society Museum
Contact information.
Ankeny Area Historical Society - phone 515-965-
File Name
american_searching_captured_germansOCR..pdf
Digital item created
2016-12-30
Digital item modified
2017-03-20
Transcription
AMERICANS SEARCHING CAPTURED GERMANS-The Yanks are shown going through the personal effects of Hun prisoners
for weapons and papers before confining them in prison pens. These prisoners are a few captured by the Americans on the first day of
the St. Mihiel attack. (Photograph copyright by the Committee on Public Information.)
for weapons and papers before confining them in prison pens. These prisoners are a few captured by the Americans on the first day of
the St. Mihiel attack. (Photograph copyright by the Committee on Public Information.)