Ruhleben (Concentration camp)

Ruhleben B.C.I. Camp was established after outbreak of WWI on site of racetrack outside Berlin and was in operation until Armistice Day. Largest number of civilians interned at its peak was 4,500. Included some French and Italians, no females. Internees established their own camp organization, mail service, sports clubs, cultural, educational programs, hygienic measures. Best study: Ruhleben: A Prison Camp Society, by Davidson Ketchum (1965).

From the description of Records, 1914-1937. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 236047322