There were a number of Axis prisoner-of-war camps in Italy during World War II. The initials "P.G." denote Prigione di Guerra (Prison of War), often interchanged with the title Campo (field or military camp). The Italian Armistice, declared on 8 September 1943, ended the Italian administration of the camps, many of which in the Italian Social Republic of northern and central Italy were resecured by the Germans and used to hold new prisoners and recaptured escapees.[1]: 274
List of POW camps
In film
References
- ^ Mason, W. Wynne (1954). Events Preceding and Immediately Following the Italian Armistice at Victoria University of Wellington. Part of The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945
- ^ a b Samuelsen, W. David (2008). "List of POW camps". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Lamb, Richard (1993). War in Italy 1943-1945 : A Brutal Story. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-4933-7.
- ^ Capt F. W. Stone - private papers
- ^ Rollings, C. (2007), p. 281
- ^ Pte P. J. L. Randles (S. Africa) private letters
- ^ Note: Colonel Vicedomini was imprisoned in Germany as a result of this act of humanity and died soon after the war.
- ^ English, Ian (1997). Home by Christmas?. Revised and reprinted 2017.
recounts the remarkable adventures experienced by some of the 600 prisoners of war who marched out of camp PG49 at Fontanellato after the Armistice on September 8th 1943
Obit of Ian English - ^ Newby, Eric (1971). Love and War in the Apennines.
- ^ Carver, Tom (June 2010). Where the hell have you been?. Allen & Unwin. Excerpt
- ^ Tudor, Malcolm (2009). Beyond The Wire - A True Story of Allied POWs in Italy 1943-1945. Emilia Publishing. ISBN 9780953896455.
- ^ See also in Further reading, a newsletter which includes an escape plan map from this camp.
- ^ Here you can see a bridge over the Lavagna river on the northern edge of Calvari, near Pian de Coreglia.
- ^ "Camp 52, Chiavari". WW2Talk. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "German Camps –British & Commonwealth Prisoners of war 1939-45". Forces War Records. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "PG 53 Sforzacosta Macerata". Prisoners of War in Italy. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ NOTE: Google Maps shows the Urbisaglia Sforzacosta transit station, which is nearly 7 km from the city of Macerata.
- ^ "P.G. 53". The Pegasus Archive. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ McKenna, Josephine (3 January 2017). "British veteran donates to Italian earthquake victims who saved his life during World War 2". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Collinson, Roger (2009). "June 1943". Diaries written by Roger Collinson whilst a prisoner of World War II, 21st February 1943 to 18th May 1945. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
16th June - Travelling - Supposed to have travelled through Rome - Arrived at Campo Concentramento P.G. 53 (Sforzacosta) - Searched thoroughly - sleeping on floor owing to lack of beds - good sleep. [June 1943]
- ^ "History - Campo P.G. 54 - Fara Sabina". pg54.org.uk. 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Mallen, John (2006). "Gunner John Mallen - P.G. 54". pegasusarchive.org. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ There are photographs and several eyewitness accounts of Camp P.G. 54 on the Allerona bombing website
- ^ Dethick, Janet Kinrade (21 September 2011). "The Bridge at Allerona - 28 January 1944". bombedpowtrain.weebly.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "The History of the Servigliano Camp". casadellamemoria.org. 2001. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Personal memoirs of Corporal Ron Myburgh, published on "PG 60 Colle Compito Lucca". Prisoners of War in Italy. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b A. R. Irvine-Fortescue visited camp and given guided tour by former camp guard Antonio Dell'Immagine in 2016. On-site visitor information.
- ^ a b Angelini, Silvia Q. (2018). "Colle di Compecito". In Megargee, G. P.; White, J.R. (eds.). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945, Volume III: Camps and Ghettos under European Regimes Aligned with Nazi Germany. Indiana University Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-253-02386-5. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Collinson, Roger (2009). "March 1943". Diaries written by Roger Collinson whilst a prisoner of World War II, 21st February 1943 to 18th May 1945. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Fermo: "La vita dietro il filo", la storia del campo di prigionia PG70 è ora un libro". www.viverefermo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Paoletti, Michele (2022). La vita dietro il filo: storia ed evoluzione del campo di prigionia PG70 [Life Behind the Wire: History and Evolution of the PG70 Prison Camp] (PDF) (in Italian) (1st ed.). Italy: Michele Paoletti (published 30 December 2022). pp. 1–214. ISBN 9791221456394.
- ^ A. R. Irvine-Fortescue visited camp in 2016. On site visitor information.
- ^ Johnson, Graham (2010). "Pictures of Camp P.G. 78, Sulmona (taken in 2003)". gcjonline.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Duncan, Gordon. b. 1919. "Account of escape from Camp Concentramento P.G. 78/1". MS papers 8872 Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
- ^ "Il Portale di Tuturano (BR) - Il Campo P.G. 85". tuturano.com (in Italian). 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Mason, W, Wynne (1954). The North African Campaigns of 1942–43—Prisoners in Italian Hands at Victoria University of Wellington. Part of The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945
- ^ Photo of a group of prisoners at Camp 106/20, Vercelli from Hall D. O. W. Prisoners of Italy in The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45
- ^ "Prigionieri di guerra in Italia". mauroquattrina.jimdo.com (in Italian). 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
Further reading
Useful POW websites
- "Italy". Pegasus Archive.
From the reaserch of Mauro Quattrina - movie director - Verona - Italy, and Brian Sims
- "POW Camps in The Second World War 1939-1945". Wartime Memories project.
Other publications
- Hall, D. O. W. (1949). "Prisoners of Italy". Prisoners of Italy:Episodes & Studies, Volume 1. Digitised in 2004, by Victoria University of Wellington. New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Hargest, James (1945). Farewell Campo 12. Michael Joseph Ltd. (Contains a sketch map of Castello Vincigliata, route of capture, and escape route : Sidi Azir to London).
- Lamb, Richard (1994). War in Italy 1943-1945 : A Brutal Story. New York City: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-11093-2.
- Leeming, John F. (1951). Always To-Morrow. London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd. (Tells of the authors' experiences as a prisoner of the Italians during WWII).
- Leeming, John F. (1951). The Natives are Friendly. New York City: E. P. Dutton & Company. pp. 195–222. (Book of his WW2 prisoner-of-war experiences).
- Neame, Philip (1947). Playing with Strife: The Autobiography of a Soldier. London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd. (Written whilst a POW, a narrative of Vincigliata as Camp P.G. 12, contains a scale plan of Castello di Vincigliata, and photographs taken by the author just after the war).
- Ranfurly, Hermione (1994). To War with Whitaker : The Wartime Diaries of The Countess of Ranfurly 1939-1945. London: William Heinemann Ltd. ISBN 0-434-00224-0.
- Rollings, Charles (2007). Prisoner of War: Voices from Captivity during the Second World War. London: Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9780091910075.
- Rudd, Bill; Sims, Brian. "Autumn 2006 Newsletter". The National Ex-Prisoner of War Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. - includes a list of some basic information about some of the camps already listed, by Brian Sims, and a drawn plan of Camp 49 Fontanellato, showing an escape route
- Tooes, Jack (1999). An Able Seamans War. Royal Submarine Museum, Gosport.
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