Interior of the YMCA Hall for Russian POWs at Crossen

Notes:

This photograph shows the interior of the Association building at Crossen-an-der-Oder. Russian instructors, from the POW population, teach a class for their fellow countrymen. The YMCA strove to provide educational opportunities to prisoners of war to help them find better jobs and help their families after repatriation.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Crossen, Education, Reading, Camp Order, Administrative Buildings, Entertainment, YMCA, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms," 1:4 (15 September 1915): 30D.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/887