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Ruhleben internment camp
Closed 1918Low
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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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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
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Edgar Bainton1880–1956 · conductorEdgar Leslie Bainton (14 February 1880 â 8 December 1956) was a British-born, latterly Australian-resident composer.
- Geoffrey Pyke1893–1948 · journalist
Geoffrey Pyke (9 November 1893 â 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 Dale1885–1943 · composer
Benjamin James Dale (17 July 1885 â 30 July 1943) was an English composer and academic who had a long association with the Royal Academy of Music.
Thomas Humphrey Marshall1893–1981 · sociologistThomas Humphrey Marshall (19 December 1893 â 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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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7378671)
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- Wikimedia Commons
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Ruhleben internment camp. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ruhleben-internment-camp
Chicago
"Ruhleben internment camp." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ruhleben-internment-camp.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-ruhleben-internment-camp,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Ruhleben internment camp},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ruhleben-internment-camp},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}