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Ruhleben internment camp

Closed 1918Low
Verified 29 May 2026
Fresh · 1d ago

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Photograph of Ruhleben internment camp
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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

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1914

Closed 1918

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1914

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Known issues

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Contact & address

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Data completeness

16%

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