Russian POWs Playing Soccer

Notes:

Russian prisoners compete in a game of soccer in an unidentified German prison camp in this YMCA photograph. The introduction of sports in prison camps provided the prisoners with healthy competition and a relief from the monotony of prison life.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Russian POWs, Sports, Soccer, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Association Men, 41 (January 1916): 193. Image out of copyright.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/12