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Ruhleben internment camp

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Gallery

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  • Aankomst van Engelsen burgers bij de Trabrennbahn Ruhleben, Bestanddeelnr 158-0350.jpg

    Photo by Nationaal Archief via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Baron von Taube (decorated with a cross), Commandant of the Civil Camp at Ruhleben, where hundreds of Britons were interned (c. 1915).png

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • In Ruhleben, letters from a prisoner to his mother, with an account of the "university" life, classes, sports, good, accommodation, etc., of the internment camp of British prisoners (1917) (14591960367).jpg

    Photo by Internet Archive Book Images via Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions)

  • In Ruhleben, letters from a prisoner to his mother, with an account of the "university" life, classes, sports, good, accommodation, etc., of the internment camp of British prisoners (1917) (14778463875).jpg

    Photo by Internet Archive Book Images via Wikimedia Commons (No restrictions)

  • Plan of Ruhleben Camp - key to panoramic view Art.IWMART530.jpg

    Photo by Nico Jungmann via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Ruhleben Prison Camp - 'trafalgar Square' Art.IWMART523.jpg

    Photo by Nico Jungmann via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Ruhleben Prison Camp - bathing Art.IWMART525.jpg

    Photo by Nico Jungmann via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Ruhleben Prison Camp - Christmas Dinner Art.IWMART528.jpg

    Photo by Nico Jungmann via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1914

Closed 1918

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1914

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Edgar Bainton
    Edgar Bainton
    1880–1956 · conductor

    Edgar Leslie Bainton (14 February 1880 – 8 December 1956) was a British-born, latterly Australian-resident composer.

  • Geoffrey Pyke
    1893–1948 · journalist

    Geoffrey Pyke (9 November 1893 – 21 February 1948) was an English journalist, educationalist, and inventor. Pyke came to public attention when he escaped from internment in Germany during World War I.

  • Benjamin Dale
    1885–1943 · composer

    Benjamin James Dale (17 July 1885 – 30 July 1943) was an English composer and academic who had a long association with the Royal Academy of Music.

  • Thomas Humphrey Marshall
    Thomas Humphrey Marshall
    1893–1981 · sociologist

    Thomas Humphrey Marshall (19 December 1893 – 29 November 1981) was an English sociologist who is best known for his essay "Citizenship and Social Class," a key work on citizenship that introduced the idea that full citizenship includes civil, political, and social citizenship.

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-ruhleben-internment-camp,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Ruhleben internment camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ruhleben-internment-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-28}
}