Prisoners Of War Collection (page 8)

German prisoner of war and a guard, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 9 September 1915

Italian prisoners in Ljubljana (Laibach) Castle, World War I, 1915. Ljubljana, today the capital of Slovenia, was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time of the First World War

Captured French soldiers, the Somme, France, World War I, 1917. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

Prussian prisoners, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). Artist: Auguste Bry
Prussian prisoners, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). From a private collection

Corps des Douaniers, Siege of Paris Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A French soldier with a captured German. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Gaullish prisoner, Roman bronze statuette, c1st century

Gaullish prisoner, Roman bronze figure, Umbria, Imperial period

Relief of Rameses III receiving tribute, Mortuary Temple, Medinat Habu, Egypt, c12th centuryBC
Relief of Rameses III receiving tribute and captives, Mortuary Temple, Medinat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, c12th century BC

Relief of enemy prisoners, Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt, c12th century BC
Relief of enemy prisoners (Sea Peoples?), Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt, c12th century BC

Relief of Enemy captives, Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt, c12th century BC
Relief of Enemy captives (Sea Peoples?), Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt, c12th century BC

Reliefs of Enemy captives, Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt, c12th century BC
Reliefs of Enemy captives (Sea Peoples), Mortuary Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, c12th century BC

Relief of Soldiers, Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, c12th century BC

Relief of Ramesses III leading captives, Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Egypt, c12 centuryBC
Relief of Ramesses III leading captive enemies (the Sea People), Temple of Rameses III, Medinat Habu, Luxor, Egypt, c12 century BC

Relief depicting captives of war, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt
Relief depicting war captives of various races, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt

Federal (northern) prison in Fort Lafayette, New York Harbour, American Civil War, 1865. View inside one of the casemates

Confederate prisoners in a prison camp at Elmira, New York State, American Civil War, 1865. About 10, 000 men were held in huts and under canvas in an enclosure of about 20 acres

Prison stockade at Andersonville, Georgia, American Civil War, 1861-1865. During the summer of 1864 32, 899 Union (northern) prisoners were confined here

Limestone relief from the Temple of Rameses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 13th century BC. Relief depicting the capture of enemy soldiers by Egyptians

Pharaoh Rameses II, Ancient Egyptian, 19th dynasty, 13th century BC. Painted relief showing Rameses II, The Great (1279-1213 BC), third king of the 19th dynasty, with Nubian prisoners

Queen Philippa Pleads for the Men of Calais, 1346 (early 20th century). Queen Philippa, wife of Edward III of England, pleading with her husband to spare the lives of the burghers of Calais after

Death. Allegorical print of war after the German painter and engraver Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550). In front of a baggage wagon loaded with sappers tools including barrels of explosives

Fall of the British garrison at Jamestown, South Africa, Boer War, 1901. British soldiers, some of them wounded, marching into imprisonment after surrendering to the Boers

Victoria Cross, British award for gallantry, 1857. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy

Spanish prisoners arriving at Key-West, Spanish-American War, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Spanish prisoners arriving at Key-West, Spanish-American War, 1898. The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Spain

Distribution of the first official lists of wounded and captured French people, Paris, 25 July 1940

German prisoner of war arriving in England, escorted by an American soldier, 1944. Photograph from Voir magazine an American French language publication

Abdor Rahman Khan (1844-1901), ruler of Afghanistan (1880-1901), 1893
Abdor Rahman Khan (1844-1901) grandson of Dost Mohammad Khan the founder of Barakzai dynasty. Ruler of Afghanistan 1880-1901, here condemning to death Hazara prisoners of war. Wood engraving 1893

French prisoner of war camp at Wahn, near Cologne, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Over 280, 000 French troops were captured by the Germans during the conflict

Boer prisoners under escort, 2nd Boer War, 1900. After Paardeberg, one of the bloodiest battles in the 2nd Boer War (1899-1902), fought in February 1900, many Boer officers and leaders

Some of Cronjes Boer officers after Paardeberg, 2nd Boer War, 1900. The Boer general Piet Cronje (1835-1911) surrendered to Lord Roberts, the British commander-in-chief in South Africa

Boer prisoners in a camp at Bloemfontein, 2nd Boer War, 1899-1902

Captive Turks at Worth, 6 August 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Captive Turks at Worth, 6 August 1870, (1936). Gefangene Turkos Bei Worth, 6 August 1870. Zouaves (French infantry linked to French North Africa)

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