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1. POW Officers' Mess at Bezau

Notes:: Prisoners enjoyed their meals in the hotel dining room in Bezau (Kreuzstein), which was vastly different from the mes halls that enlisted men used in Austrian captivity. The Orthodox cross on the back table suggests that the officers' mess might have served double duty as a chapel on Sunday mornings.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. Outdoor Gymnastics at Bezau

Notes:: Russian officers display their gymnastic abilities on parallel bars near the prison camp at Bezau (Kreuzstein). The prisoners had access to a wide range of activities in this facility.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. Soccer Team at Bezau

Notes:: Members of this soccer team pose for a photograph near one of the goals on a field near the prison camp at Bezau (Kreuzstein).
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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4. Russian Officer POWs Swimming at Bezau

Notes:: A Russian officer tries his hand at fishing while other prisoners test out the water in the lake by the bathing house behind the hotel/prison facility at Bezau (Kreuzstein). Swimming kept the POW's in shape while fishing added fresh food to their dinner table.
Date Created:: 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Western Michigan University. Libraries