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1. American Football Game at Rastatt

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American POWs continued to play baseball, football, and volleyball in German prison camps with sports equipment supplied by the YMCA. U.S. soldiers are in the middle of a football game on the compound at Rastatt with a sizeable crowd of spectators cheering them on. The POWs barracks stand in the background.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. American POWs Play Football at Rastatt

Notes:
American prisoners carried their sports along with them, even to prison camp. This photograph captures the middle of a football game on the compound at Rastatt, as spectators line the sidelines. The American YMCA provided the equipment and the Y Committee organized the camp's sports program, which included NCO's serving as refugees. Note the large number of spectators and the POWs' quarters in the background.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries