Gymnastics Performance at Stuttgart

Notes:

Gymnasts, in the Stuttgart II prison camp, perform a pyramid on the parallel bars outdoors in the prison compound. A group of French spectators sit behind the performers. Gymnastic exercises helped keep prisoners in shape and the performances provided a diversion for camp inhabitants.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Stuttgart, Entertainment, Sports, Gymnastics, 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 Hermann Montanus, 1915, Photo 155, 80.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/450