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(29) X.33092 - Few German prisoners being questioned
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Germans > (29) X.33092 - Few German prisoners being questioned |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74549458 |
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| Description | Prisoners of War, Western Front, during World War I. German prisoners being questioned by British officers. The prisoners appear to have been given bread rations, possibly for the purposes of the photograph. They are probably being asked their names and rank, in accordance with the 1907 Hague Convention, Article 9, which states, 'Every prisoner of war is bound to give, if he is questioned on the subject, his true name and rank.' The first attempt to make rules for the treatment of Prisoners of War was formulated in the Hague Peace Conference of 1899, this was further refined by the Hague Convention of 1907. These humanitarian ideals were not always put into practise during World War I, possibly partly due to the huge numbers of men involved. [Original reads: 'A few German prisoners being questioned.'] |
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| Description | Photographs taken in Germany, by Germans or of Germans. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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