Front Page of the British Newspaper at Goettingen

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Notes:

This is the front page of the first edition of "The Wooden City: A Journal for Prisoners of War" in the prison camp at Goettingen. French prisoners at Goettingen received their own newspaper in the Spring of 1915 and this issue began a news service in English on 1 July 1915. Prisoners could receive news about events in camp, sports scores, church services, humor, and other items of interest.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Goettingen, Camp Commandant, Entertainment, Newspaper, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "Wooden City," No. 1 (July 1, 1915): 1.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1138