Sports Committee at Werl

Notes:

British, French, and Russian officers, who make up the Sports Committee at Werl, pose for a picture with several of the athletes who received awards for winning competitions that day. Sports days were a way to keep prisoners in shape and improve morale in prison camps.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Werl, Sports, Gymnastics, British POWs, French POWs, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Vertrag Hermann Montanus, Photo 160, 1915, 82.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/743