Allied POW Officers Playing Tennis

Notes:

All three tennis courts are in action in this photograph of tennis matches in an unidentified German prison. The center court features a game of singles, while the other two matches are doubles. Tennis was one sport which allowed Allied officers to enjoy the weather and get some exercise.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Allied Officer POWs, Sports, Tennis, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Wilhelm Doegen, Kriegsgefangene Voelker, Berlin: Verlag fuer Politik und Wissenschaft, Photo 35, 1921, 110B. Image is out of copyright.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/8