Halbmondlager
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Lager für kriegsgefangene muslimische Araber, Inder und Afrikaner aus der britischen und französischen Armee zu Beginn des 1. Weltkrieges in Wünsdorf bei Zossen
Background
The Halbmondlager was a prisoner-of-war camp in Wünsdorf (now part of Zossen), Germany, during the First World War. The name translates as Crescent Camp or Half-Moon Camp (sometimes also used as a name in English publications) and refers to the crescent, a symbol of Islam. The camp housed approximately 30,000 Arab, Indian, and African prisoners of war from the British and French allied armies. The primary purpose of the camp was to persuade detainees to wage jihad against the United Kingdom and France, in line with the 1914 Ottoman jihad proclamation, serving as a showcase for Germany's war propaganda. To that end, "detainees lived in relative luxury and were given everything they needed to practise their faith".
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1570514)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Halbmondlager. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/halbmondlager
"Halbmondlager." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/halbmondlager.
@misc{worldprisons-halbmondlager,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Halbmondlager},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/halbmondlager},
urldate = {2026-10-20}
}