Race Track at Rastatt

Notes:

Prisoners compete in a foot race, watched by a large crowd of spectators at Rastatt. Note the sentry box on top of the building which may have been a magazine in the old fortress. Athletic competitions kept the men in shape and provided diversions for the camp population.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Rastatt, Sports, Track and Field, Running, 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: Verlag Hermann Montanus, 1915, Photo 152, 82.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/374