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dalton99a

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2. "Our Enemies. 96 Character Heads from Prisoner of War Camps in Germany" (1916)

Reply to Kind of Blue (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 01:33 PM

Nov 2018

These men are prisoners of war from various countries, captured in Germany. Nearly all of them glower into the camera, and the portraits are titled Our Enemies. 96 Character Heads from Prisoner of War Camps in Germany. The different headdresses highlight the ethnic diversity of the men.

These pictures showed German readers the face of the enemy. Those depicted were especially ‘exotic’ and ‘alien’. This intentional portrayal of the prisoners was intended to make clear these were ‘evil foreigners’. That Germany captured these men from across the world gave the message that Germany had the capacity to take on the entire world.

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The Africans who fought in WWI and WWII [View all] Kind of Blue Nov 2018 OP

K&R HipChick Nov 2018 #1

"Our Enemies. 96 Character Heads from Prisoner of War Camps in Germany" (1916) dalton99a Nov 2018 #2

Yeah, dalton99a, I saw that one and the other Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #3

The Black soldiers from the US Army fought under French command during WWI Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #4

Thanks for the addition, Brother Buzz! Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #5

This dumb draftee served with the last active vestige of one of the 'Colored units'... Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #6

Dumb? Oh, no! I'm sitting here with chills Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #7

My 'Top', Sergeant Major Brown started at Fort Huachcua, too Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #9

Whoa! What a nice sync. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #13

Don't forget the 396th regiment!! Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #30

The 369th Infantry Regiment (a brigade) was part of the 93rd Division until is was broken up Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #31

Awesome...ty!! Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #32

There is a French film from the 1930s Retrograde Nov 2018 #8

Thanks, Retrograde! I just watched a trailer for the movie Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #12

Thank you for excellent OP. I had no idea how many French forces came from the colonies! Sunlei Nov 2018 #10

You're so welcome! The hidden stories of the making Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #14

A vastly under-reported part of history... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #11

"...one of the more stupid aspects of racism." Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #15

Much truth, but let's be honest. How many here Hortensis Nov 2018 #16

LOL! All that nonsensical blather to end up saying you don't care. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #17

It sounds like you consider yourself among "the peoples Hortensis Nov 2018 #18

Obviously this OP is not for you. Unlike you, I don't spend much time Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #20

I didn't miss the attention you gave to those who Hortensis Nov 2018 #21

I applaud your effort, Hortensis. Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #23

Agree. I think/hope we may be in the tipping point, but if so Hortensis Nov 2018 #24

Yes, it will drag out and I will most certainly be angry and confused Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #25

:) What a great story. Funny because it came out Hortensis Nov 2018 #28

K and R oasis Nov 2018 #19

K & R Maru Kitteh Nov 2018 #22

Netflix did a show called "Our World War" which hit this Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #26

Thanks very much, Pope George Ringo II! Kind of Blue Nov 2018 #27

K&R ismnotwasm Nov 2018 #29