CAMPUS RALLYE
Station 7
Location: SI Building
Question/Task:
Which celebrity was once held captive in the barracks at Westerberg?
a) Charles de Gaulle
b) Erich Maria Remarque
c) Winston Churchill
Info/Answer:
From September 1914 until the armistice in 1918, the barracks served as a camp for captured officers and enemies of the war during World War I. Former French President Charles de Gaulle was interned in this prison at Westerberg for a time in the summer of 1916. However, he immediately plotted an escape plan and was promptly transferred to a special camp for rebellious officers.
Today, among other things, the course Technical Computer Science is located here.