Sonia Grant ‘RUHLEBEN: BAME civilian internees in Germany during WW1’

Classified as British subjects, approximately 300 BAME men in Germany at the outbreak of World War One were rounded up and interned at a makeshift camp—Ruhleben—a racecourse outside Berlin. Although relatively small in number, their experiences were unique and, for the most part, has remained obscured. A diverse group, some men fared better as internees … Continue reading Sonia Grant ‘RUHLEBEN: BAME civilian internees in Germany during WW1’