This letter is about standard food parcels for prisoners of war in Germany. A typical parcel would contain jam, tea, biscuits and other necessary toiletries. The letter was written close towards the end of WW1, in 1917- a year before the end of World War One.
It was an insightful view into the experiences of prisoners of war. This letter also informs the reader about the harsh nutrition standards of food packages. this is a letter to other care committies expressing the concern evolving around nutrition in the war prisons. During ww1 in the time which this document was written, America were joining the triple alliance. This .
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Many wrote letters home to tell family and friends that they were starving. Although their loved ones sent them supplies, many packages did not reach their destination or were poorly packed. Others had secret messages hidden in the food, so they were destroyed by the German forces. They received three tins of beef 1/4 pound of tea 1/4 pound of cocoa two pounds of biscuits two tins of cheese or loaf goods one tin of dripping two tins of milk 50 cigarettes
Every prisoner would receive an adequate supply of food and clothing. Parcels of food, each weighing about 10 pounds, were delivered fortnightly to every prisoner who had been registered.
three tins of beef 1/4 pound of tea 1/4 pound of cocoa two pounds of biscuits two tins of cheese or loaf goods one tin of dripping two tins of milk 50 cigarettes
Each parcel contained enough food to keep two men going for approximately one week. The Red Cross was permitted to keep a total of 12,000 of these emergency parcels at any one time in the various German prisoner-of-war camps.
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This letter is about standard food parcels for prisoners of war in Germany. A typical parcel would contain jam, tea, biscuits and other necessary toiletries. The letter was written close towards the end of WW1, in 1917- a year before the end of World War One.
It was an insightful view into the experiences of prisoners of war. This letter also informs the reader about the harsh nutrition standards of food packages.
this is a letter to other care committies expressing the concern evolving around nutrition in the war prisons. During ww1 in the time which this document was written, America were joining the triple alliance. This .
This website has improved my understanding of World War 1. I have enjoyed viewing your website and hope to return again to learn even more about the Great War. <3
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It was an insightful view into the experiences of prisoners of war. This letter also informs the reader about the harsh nutrition standards of food packages.
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Many wrote letters home to tell family and friends that they were starving. Although their loved ones sent them supplies, many packages did not reach their destination or were poorly packed. Others had secret messages hidden in the food, so they were destroyed by the German forces. They received three tins of beef
1/4 pound of tea
1/4 pound of cocoa
two pounds of biscuits
two tins of cheese or loaf goods
one tin of dripping
two tins of milk
50 cigarettes
Every prisoner would receive an adequate supply of food and clothing. Parcels of food, each weighing about 10 pounds, were delivered fortnightly to every prisoner who had been registered.
three tins of beef
1/4 pound of tea
1/4 pound of cocoa
two pounds of biscuits
two tins of cheese or loaf goods
one tin of dripping
two tins of milk
50 cigarettes
Each parcel contained enough food to keep two men going for approximately one week. The Red Cross was permitted to keep a total of 12,000 of these emergency parcels at any one time in the various German prisoner-of-war camps.
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