Add to ORKGBritish, French, and Russian officers, who make up the Sports Committee at Werl, pose for a picture with several of the athletes who received awards for winning competitions that day. Sports days were a way to keep prisoners in shape and improve morale in prison camps.https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1736/thumbnail.jp
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This photograph, taken early in the war, shows British prisoners of war lounging about on the grou...
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French and British prisoners of war pose for a photograph with a German non-commissioned officer a...
Italian prisoners of war compete in a weight-lifting competition in an unidentified Austrian prison ...
American prisoners carried their sports along with them, even to prison camp. This photograph captu...
The prison camp at Ruhleben had a very active athletic program, which helped internees pass their ti...
French prisoners compete in a soccer game in the compound of a German prison camp. Prisoners enjo...
Four prisoners compete in a sprint on a Sport\u27s Day in the prison camp at Dunaszerdahley as Itali...
Prisoners at Rastatt are stretching out for a high jump competition in a track and field contest. A...
Prisoners of war enjoy a lively soccer match on the athletic grounds at the prison camp at Celle. P...
British prisoners of war perform a gymnastic routine for the camera in the prison compound at Goetti...