Hospodárske využitie dohodových zajatcov v rakúsko-uhorskej monarchii počas prvej svetovej vojny
Economic Use of the Entente Prisoners of War in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy during the World War 1.
Autor: ZAŤKOVÁ Jana
ZAŤKOVÁ, Jana: Hospodárske využitie dohodových zajatcov v rakúsko-uhorskej monarchii počas prvej svetovej vojny
ZAŤKOVÁ, Jana: Economic Use of the Entente Prisoners of War in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy during the World War 1.
Vojenská história, 18, 4, 2014, pp. 89-103.
In the introduction, the author explored the causes on the basis of which the prisoners of World War 1 had been used for economic works. She states that the considerations of using the cheap labour of POW as a replacement for missing domestic workers fi rst appeared in September 1914, when the fi rst captive soldiers started to arrive in the Monarchy and the fi rst POW camps had been built. The author mentions that employment of POW was regulated in international agreements adopted prior to the outburst of the War. Pursuant to Article 6 Part One of the international Regulation concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, adopted in The Hague in 1907, the states were entitled to employ prisoners of war as workers according to their rank and capability. This rule did not apply to offi cers who were not obliged to work. The prisoners were not allowed to perform excessively hard work nor work relating to military actions, which was, however, often breached. The works performed should have been in favour of public administration, private entrepreneurs or for their own benefi t. The Regulation also develops their wage conditions, effi ciency of their utilization in agriculture, forestry, mining, public works, military economy as well as replacement for recruited workers in factories or constructions. The paper also pays closer attention to their working conditions, accommodation, alimentation, etc.
Keywords: Military History. World War 1 – Prisoners of War used for Economic Works.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2014.18.4.4
Ročník: 18 | Číslo: 4/2014 | Stránky: 89-103
