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21. YMCA Band at Rastatt

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The YMCA Band performs an outdoor concert for the general prison population at Rastatt. The American YMCA provided all of the instruments for the band.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

22. American POWs Enjoy a Morning Wash at Rastatt

Notes:
American POW's wash up and shave in the morning at the outdoor sinks outside their barracks at Rastatt. They had to use cold water taps for their toilet. Daily washing was important for maintaining hygiene in prison camps and helped reduce the outbreak of disease.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

23. Volleyball Game at Rastatt

Notes:
The ball is in play high above the net as American POW's enjoy a game of volleyball in the compound at Rastatt. The American YMCA "invented" basketball and volleyball to make better use of their gymnasiums in Association buildings. WPA Secretaries provided war prisoners with balls and nets to play volleyball in prison camps.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

24. Collection Point of Allied POWs at Soissons (1918)

Notes:
Thousands of British, French, and American prisoners languish at the prisoner collection center in Laon (the cathedral stands in the background). The Germans captured these prisoners during their Spring 1918 Offensive in northern France.at Soissons-Rheims.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

25. POWs of All Nations Were Incarcerated in Germany

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An American prisoner of war, left, and a French POW play a game of checkers while another French soldier, sitting on the bench to the right, writes a letter. Two French colonial troopers intently watch the game while another colonial enjoys a drink. German prison camps became a "melting pot" for men from around the world.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

26. First American POWs in Germany

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These three American prisoners were among the first incarcerated by the Germans after the United States declared war on Germany in April 1917. One of the Americans is barefoot and their clothing is in bad shape. They may have been U-boat victims which would explain their desperate situation. Their lives would improve with the arrival of their American Red Cross parcels.
Date Created:
1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

27. Church Service at Rastatt

Notes:
American prisoners of war crowd a religious service in the prison camp at Rastatt. This was a Russian Orthodox Church used by the Ukrainian POW's, but the Americans had access to the building for their divine services.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

28. American POWs at Rastatt with Red Cross Parcels

Notes:
Once organized into individual boxes, the American Distribution Committee could serve 922 U.S. POW's in thirty-six minutes with ten days' supply of food from the American Red Cross in the prison camp at Rastatt. American POWs received a wide range of canned foods, bread, and toiletries which significantly enhanced their quality of life in the German prison camp.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

29. American POW Band at Rastatt

Notes:
The YMCA Band at Rastatt poses for a group photograph. The Association provided the musical instruments for the American prisoners to form a band to entertain imprisoned war prisoners and internees.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries