YMCA Hut Dedication at Braunau-in-Boehmen

Notes:

Austrian officials and officers join Russian (to the left) and Serbian (to the right) prisoners for the opening of the James Stokes Hut at Braunau-in-Boehmen, the first Association building for POW's in the Dual Monarchy. Professor Karl Witz-Oberlin, the Secretary-General of the Austrian YMCA, stands in the center of the photograph (he is the bare-headed civilian), while Christian Phildius, a Secretary-General of the World's Committee in Geneva, stands at the angle of the walk (he is in civilian clothing and top hat). Note that the Russian and Serbian prisoners wear identification badges on their caps.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Braunau-in-Boehmen, Camp Order, Administrative Buildings, YMCA, YMCA Secretary, Christian Phildius, Karl Witz-Oberlin, Russian POWs, Serbian POWs, Austrian Officers, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms," 1:7 (15 April 1916): 42A.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1398