AWM Collection Record: P02793.001
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ID Number: | P02793.001 |
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| Date made: | c 1941 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Gruppignano, Italy. c. 1941. The main entrance to the Italian Prisoner of War Camp PG57 (Campo 57) in northern Italy with a Carabinieri guard on sentry duty. Originally the entrance was guarded by a watch tower as well as the sentry box. About 500 Australians captured in North Africa were held here as prisoners of war (POWs). The camp, situated in a wide plain surrounded by mountains, was a large compound containing wooden huts about 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. The camp commandant was Colonel Calcaterra of the Italian Carabinieri. By October 1942 there were more than 1200 Australians and 1000 New Zealanders held in this camp. (Donor D. Frame) | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:13:46 GMT
