Morning Exercises at Torgau

Notes:

British officers perform their morning exercise through callisthenics in front of a group of German guards at Torgau. The British prisoners maintained their daily military drill to the amazement of their German captors.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Torgau, Sports, Exercise, British POWs, Allied POWs, German Guards, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Austin, Lorimer John, "My Experiences as a German Prisoner," London: A. Melrose, 1918, 87.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/706