Russian Officer POWs Swimming at Bezau

Notes:

A Russian officer tries his hand at fishing while other prisoners test out the water in the lake by the bathing house behind the hotel/prison facility at Bezau (Kreuzstein). Swimming kept the POW's in shape while fishing added fresh food to their dinner table.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Bezau, Camp Order, Quarters, Sports, Swimming, Fishing, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "Quelques Vues de Prisonniers de Guerre en Autriche-Hongrie,"ca. 1915, Photo XIX.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1392