Działalność Wojskowego Klubu Sportowego „Lwów” w Oflagu II C Woldenberg na stronach klubowej kroniki (1939–1945)
The activity of the “Lvov” Military Sports Club in Oflag II C Woldenberg as recorded on the pages of the Club’s chronicle (1939–1945)

Summary/Abstract: Sports activity in POW camps played a most important role. The living con-ditions behind the wires were not able to completely interfere with the efforts to workon maintaining vitality and physical condition. It was both POWs and the Polishcamp authorities who were keen on keeping fit in camp conditions. Members of bothgroups, by wishing to prevent the boredom that often led to psychic breakdowns or,in consequence, attempts at suicide, were willing to take part in planned activities.The article presents the analysis of the “Lvov” Military Sports Club’s chroniclewhich is found in the collection of the Central Museum of Prisoners of War. TheClub was active in Oflag II C Woldenberg in the years 1940–1945. On the basisof the analysis of the artefact it was possible to establish, among others, how thesports life looked like in the Oflag, in what manner the events were immortalizedon the pages of the chronicle and which of the games enjoyed the biggest interest.It needs remembering at the same time that there were no formal counterindica-tions for the German authorities to hamper or forbid to carry out activities of thesports-recreational character, and the POWs were able to successfully take careof their physical condition and health. Obviously, all disciplines in which POWswould use “dangerous” objects, like archery or the javelin throw, were excludedfrom the competitions.

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