The Inter-Allied Games began on this date in 1919.

This sports extravaganza was held from June 22 to July 6, 1919, near Paris, France for the officers and men who had been in the Allied armies in WWI. They competed in 19 events in the Pershing Stadium and 4 events outside of the stadium. Special events for the military forces still occupying German territory were held at a stadium near those troops.

Stop by the Archives and Special Collections to see our Inter-Allied Games collection, which is a set of pictures made by the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army. Information about the games is from the book The Inter-Allied Games : Pershing stadium, Joinville-le-Pont, Paris, June twenty-second to July sixth, 1919, call number GV721 .I58x.

Basketball

Camel race