Opening of the YMCA Hall at Sopronnyek

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Notes:

Russian prisoners stand outside the gaily decorated YMCA building, which is festooned with strings of garland, during the inauguration ceremony in the prison camp at Sopronnyek. Hungarian officers stand in the foreground on the right hand sice and an official delegation, led by His Excellency, M. de Sjilessy, the Privy Councilor of the Emperor-King. The Association hut became the center of social activities in most prison camps during World War I.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Hungary, Sopronnyek, Camp Order, Administrative Building, Religion, YMCA, Russian POWs, Hungarian Officers, Hungarian Guards, 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," 1:8 (31 July 1916): 24B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1364