American POW Newspaper at Rastatt
Description:
This is the front page of the first edition of "The Barbed Wireless," a newspaper for American POW's at Rastatt, a German propaganda camp for Ukrainian prisoners of war (note that the price of the newspaper is in kopeks, the prison camp's currency). The newspaper focused on humor, as reflected on the two headline stories, and cartoons (the newspaper was mimeographed). The editors included sports scores and camp announcements, featuring YMCA activities.
Institution:
Western Michigan University Libraries
Rights:
No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Armed Services Box 52, Kautz Family YMCA Archives, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Subject Topics:
YMCA,
Type:
text