Above: severely wounded German soldiers arrive at Konstantz, Germany, having been repatriated through Switzerland. Situated on the German-Swiss border, many Allied prisoners of war in German hands seem to have passed through Konstantz on their way to internment in Switzerland. 

Humanitarian work, including the Red Cross and prisoners of war

Switzerland played a major humanitarian role during the First World War, including assisting prisoners of war in the warring countries, the internment of sick and seriously wounded prisoners of war, and the care of civilians displaced by war. 

Please choose from the list below, or from the "History" section of the drop-down menu above.  

International Committee of the Red Cross
Inspecting prisoner of war camps abroad
Prisoners of war interned in Switzerland
Other humanitarian work