Muslim POWs Drill at Zossen (Wuensdorf)

Notes:

Muslim volunteers practice drilling in marching exercises under the direction of German NCO's in the prison compound at Zossen-Wuensdorf beside the mosque. These men volunteered to fight for the Sultan with the Turkish armies in the East against the British and the Russians.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Zossen, Wuensdorf, Religion, Church, Propaganda, Sports, Exercise, Allied POWs, German Guards, World War 1914-1918, African History, Asian History, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Conrad Hoffman, "In the Prison Camps of Germany," New York: Association Press, 256A.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/810