Drawing, Fort Robinson, Nebraska, P.O.W. Camp Bar. 349, 13210-1
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This drawing was found by the family of Otto Eichentopf and donated to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 2011. Otto was a prisoner of war at Fort Robinson in 1945. You will note that one of the bags illustrated in the drawing is labeled "EICHENTOPF".
Drawing of P.O.W Barracks 349 showing 3 cots and belongings. A bag is tied to each cot and the 3 bags contain the names "EICHENTOPF", "SCHUHNLENZ", "SCHWERDT". The donor's uncle, Otto Eichentopf, was a prisoner of war at Fort Robinson in 1945. The drawing is signed by Carl ____er [last name illegible, but it may be Heinscher], Koln. The painting is off-white in color and contains the colors blue, green, brown, black, and yellow.
This file appears in: German P.O.W. Camp
German P.O.W. Camp
This camp, constructed to house three thousand men, received the first German prisoners of war in June, 1943. Most of the soldiers were members of the Afrika Korps. The prisoners were allowed to work on farms and ranches in the area and received a…