Camp Elections at Ruhleben

Notes:

British internees exercised self-government during their incarceration at Ruhleben, which included the election of camp administrators. This drawing shows a variety of election campaign posters at the bill-posting station in the prison camp. The British chaffed under German administration and demanded internal administration.

Date Created:

1917-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Ruhleben, Camp Order, Elections, Quarters, Businesses, British Internees, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Israel Cohen, "The Ruhleben Camp," London: Methuen and Company, 1917, 142B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/661