‘Captured,’ National WWI Museum and Memorial

Photo caption: A black and white photograph of Austrian or Hungarian prisoners behind a barbed wire fence during World War I, on view in “Captured” (from the service of [collected by] Lt. Eddie Schedill, Signal Corps, 9th Field Battalion). Article by Pete Dulin. KC Studio – January 25, 2023.

Nearly 9 million people were prisoners of war around the globe from 1914 through 1918 during World War I. That staggering number is equivalent to the current population of New York City. The Great War is the first modern war where mankind faced the daunting conundrum of mass incarceration as a result of warfare. The exhibit “Captured” explores the personal stories, historical accounts and conditions that prisoners and guards endured in far-flung locales. […]

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Curated by John Wysocki

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