Polish Prisoners of War ( POWs ) in the Woldenberg ( Dobiegniew ) Oflag II-C POW camp were granted permission by their German captors to stage an unofficial POW Olympics during July 23 to August 13 , 1944 and an Olympic Flag made with a bed sheet and pieces of colored scarves was raised .
Polish POWs in the Woldenberg ( Dobiegniew ) Oflag II-C POW camp were granted permission by their Nazi captors to have an unofficial POW Olympics in 1944 , showing that the Olympic spirit can survive even during war .