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Horserødlejren (1917)

Horserødlejren poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
9 min

How it feels

A documentary from 1917 shows daily life in the Horserod camp for Russian prisoners of war during World War I. The film records prisoners playing billiards, doctors treating the sick, meals for officers and enlisted men, workshops, and snowball fights.

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What happens

Horserødlejren er en dansk dokumentarisk optagelse fra 1917. Første verdenskrig. Krigsfanger. Russiske soldater i krigsfangelejren i Horserød. Soldaterne er beskæftiget med billardspil. Stuegang på infirmeriet. Læger og sygeplejersker. Festmåltid for officerer. Køkkenet. Skrædderværksted. Soldaterne udendørs i sneen. Kaster med snebolde. Skibet "Imperator" ankommer med flere russiske soldater til lejren. Vue over lejren. Sygeplejersker hjælper sårede soldater. Soldater udenfor barakkerne. Spisesal for menige. Der er julepyntet. Der spises. Skomagerværksted og bogbinderi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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