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Each German discharged from the unarmed prisoner-of-war camp at Plauen is fingerprinted before his discharge, as demonstrated here by Fritz Reidel. A German officer, also a prisoner, helps with Reidel's fingerprinting.

Met Bf110 van/naar Fürth, Gotha, Ingolstadt, München, Plauen en/of Westerland/Sylt

A blue circle is painted by a German soldier on the clothing of Fritz Reidel prior to his release from Plauen. The circle indicates that he has been released by American officials and is free to return to his home.

Lieutenant Colonel John F.T. Murray, Commander of the 87th U.S. Infantry Division, signs the papers discharging Fritz Reidel from the camp at Plauen.

Fritz Reidel, (center) waits, with other discharged German soldiers, for transportation to his home after being discharged from Plauen. Reidel holds dischargde paper No. 000001.

A German clerk types the necessary information on the discharge form of Fritz Reidel. The form is numbered 000001 to signify that Reidel is the first prisoner-of-war to be discharged from the camp at Plauen, Germany. Discharges at the time this photograph was taken were being given only to unarmed prisoners-of-war, those comparable to the army service forces.