French Orchestra at Koenigsbrueck

Notes:

A French band of stringed instruments (three violins, one cello, a guitar, a mandolin, and a banjo) plays a tune near the compound fence at Koenigsbrueck. At least three of the instruments were self-made by the prisoners in the camp. Skilled carpenters could produce musical instruments to provide entertainment for the war prisoners.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Koenigsbrueck, Entertainment, Music, Orchestra, Carpentry, Carving, French POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "The Great War in Pictures," No. 9 (1915): 33.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1184