Baseball Game at Rastatt

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Notes:

The ball is on its way to the plate as American prisoners of war play a game of baseball in the compound of Rastatt, for the entertainment of Ukrainian spectators. Sports were an important element in maintaining POW morale during their incarceration.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Rastatt, Sports, Baseball, American POWs, Russian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, Political History, and United States History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Conrad Hoffman, "In the Prison Camps of Germany," New York, NY: Association Press, 1920, 24A.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/380