Boxing Match at Ruhleben

Notes:

Two internees square off in the ring during a boxing match outside one of the barracks at Ruhleben. The event has drawn a respectable crowd in to view the bout. Laundry hangs from lines from the barracks as internees take advantage of the good weather to dry their clothing.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Ruhleben, Sports, Boxing, Camp Order, Quarters, Laundry, British Internees, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: D. Backhaus, "Die Kriegsgefangenen in Deutschland," Berlin: Vertrag von Hermann Montanus, 1915, Photo 164, 84.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/675