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3 unusual facts about Ruhleben internment camp


Frederick Keel

During World War I, Keel was held in the civilian internment camp at Ruhleben in Germany, where he played an active role in the camp's musical life, giving many recitals to help boost the morale of his fellow detainees.

Keel himself was arrested and became one of several notable musicians detained at the Ruhleben internment camp near Berlin, where he immediately found himself sharing barracks with fellow composer and RAM colleague Benjamin Dale.

Ruhleben

Ruhleben internment camp - a World War I detention camp for enemy civilians


Edwin Dutton

He was arrested in Berlin on November 6, 1914, and sent to Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district.


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