Prisoner of war (PoW) camps in Italy, which held prisoners captured by the Italians, and from which many of the escapes occurred.
POW CAMPS IN ITALY
| Designation | Name (alternative names, locations) | Camp intended mainly for |
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PG 5 |
FORTE DI GAVI (Alessandria, near Genoa) | Officers |
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PG 10 |
ACQUAPENDENTE (Serravale, Viterbo) | Officers |
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PG 12 |
VINCIGLIATA/CANDELI (Firenze) | Officers |
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PG 17 |
REZZANELLO (Piacenza) | Officers |
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PG 19 |
BOLOGNA (Caserma Funz. ‘Due Madonne’) | Officers |
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PG 21 |
CHIETI | Officers |
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PG 23 |
VESTONE (Brescia) | Officers |
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PG 26 |
CORTEMAGGIORE (Piacenza) | Officers |
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PG 27 |
SAN ROMANO (Pisa) | Officers |
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PG 29 |
VEANO (Piacenza) | Officers |
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PG 32 |
BOGLIACO (Brescia) | Officers |
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PG 35 |
CERTOSA DI PADULA (Salerno) | NS |
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PG 38 |
POPPI (Villa Ascensione, nr Arezzo) | Officers |
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PG 41 |
MONTALBO | NS |
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PG 43 |
GARESSIO | Officers |
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PG 47 |
MODENA | Officers |
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PG 49 |
FONTANELLATO | Officers |
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PG 50 |
CASERNA GENOVA CAVELLERIA (Rome) | Storage centre |
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PG 51 |
ALTAMURA (Villa Serena, Bari) | Transit |
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PG 52 |
PIAN DI COREGLIA (Chiabari) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 53 |
URBISAGLIA (Macerata/Sforzacosta) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 54 |
PASSO CORESE (Fara in Sabina, near Rome) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 55 |
BUSSETO (Piacenza) | Work |
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PG 57 |
GRUPPIGNANO (Near Udine) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 59 |
SERVIGLIANO (Ascoli Piceno) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 60 |
COLLE COMPITE (Lucca) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 62 |
GRUMELLO DEL PIANO (Near Bergamo) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 63 |
MARINARO (Near Aversa) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 65 |
GRAVINA ALTAMURA (Bari) | NS |
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PG 66 |
CAPUA | Contumacy & Transit |
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PG 68 |
VETRALLA (Viterbo) | NS |
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PG 70 |
MONTURANO (Near Fermo) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 71 |
AVERSA (Napoli) | Officers |
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PG 73 |
CARPI (near Modena) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 75 |
TORRE TRESCA (Bari) | Transit & work camp |
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PG 77 |
PISSIGNANO (Foligno) | Tent camp |
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PG 78 |
SULMONA | Officers, OR, Transit |
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PG 78/1 |
AQUAFREDDA | Work |
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PG 80 |
VILLA MARINA (near Rome) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 82 |
LATERINA (near Arezzo) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 83 |
FIUME | Contumacy & Transit |
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PG 85 |
TUTURANO (Brindisi) | Transit |
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PG 87 |
CARDONCELLI (Benevento, Stalia) | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 88 |
PALAZZOLO DELLO STELLA | Other |
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PG 89 |
GONARS (Udine) | |
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PG 91 |
AVEZZANO | Junior Off. & Other Ranks |
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PG 93 |
CASTEL RATMONDO (Macerata) |
Other |
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PG 95 |
CAIRO MONTENOTTE |
Other |
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PG 97 |
RENICCI DI ANGHIARI (Arezzo) | Other |
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PG 98 |
SAN GIUSEPPE JATO (Sicily) | Other |
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PG 102 |
L’AQUILA | Work & Transit |
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PG 103 |
MONIGO (Treviso) | Work |
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PG 103/6 |
AMPEZZO (Udine) | Work |
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PG 103/7 |
LA MAINA (near Ampezzo) | Work |
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PG 106 |
VERCELLI | Work |
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PG 106/20 |
ARRO (Salussola) | NS |
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PG 107 |
TORVISCOSA (Udine) | Work |
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PG 107/2 |
PRATI (Udine) | Work |
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PG 107/4 |
SAN DONA DI PIAVE (Udine) | Work |
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PG 107/5 |
TORRE DI CONFINE (Udine) | Work |
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PG 107/7 |
LA SALUTE DI LIVENZA (Udine) | Work |
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PG 108 |
PRATICA DI MARE | Work |
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PG 110 |
CARBONIA/S. GAVINO (Sardinia) | Work |
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PG 112 |
TORINO | Work |
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PG 113 |
AVIO (Trento) | Work |
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PG 115 |
CONTIERE ORLANDO E MORGNANO (Marciano) | Work |
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PG 118 |
PRATO ISARCO | Work |
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PG 120 |
CHIESANUOVA (Fattoria Biancheto, Cetona, Padula) | Work |
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PG 120/5 |
ABANO | Work |
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PG 120/8 |
FOGOLANA | Work |
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PG 122 |
CINECITTA (Rome) | Work |
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PG 127 |
LOCANA CANAVESE (Aosta) | Work |
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PG 129 |
MONTELUPONE (Macerata) | NS |
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PG 132 |
FOGGIA | Work |
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PG 133 |
NOVARA (Montelupone) | Work |
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PG 136 |
BOLOGNA | Work |
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PG 145 |
MONTORIO AL VOMANO (Teramo) | Work |
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PG 146 |
MORTARA | Work |
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PG 148 |
POL DI PASTRENGO (Verona, Bussalengo) | Work |
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201 |
BERGAMO | Hospital |
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202 |
LUCCA | Hospital |
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203 |
BOLOGNA/CASTEL S. PIETRO | Hospital |
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204 |
ALTAMURA | Hospital |
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206 |
NOCERA (Rovello) | Hospital |
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207 |
MILANO | Hospital |
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PG 339 |
PISA |
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PG 454 |
BRINDISI |
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No Camp numbers | ||
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COLFIORITO (Foligno) | Other |
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VISCO | Other |
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MONIGO (Treviso) | Other |
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PIETRAFITTA (Perugia) | Work |
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RUSCIO (Spoleto) | Work |
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LABICO | Other |
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VASCIAGO | Other |
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GATTINARA | Other |