P.G. 73
Fossoli di Carpi Near Modena
Fossoli di Carpi Near Modena
PG 73 Campo di Fossoli began as a prisoner of war camp, later being a Jewish concentration camp, then a police and transit camp, and finally a labour collection centre for Germany. 2844 Jews passed through this camp, 2802 having been then deported.
May 1942 - 8 September 1943: Prisoner of War camp (PG 73) established by the Royal Italian Army for the British, South African and New Zealand military personnel captured in military operations in North Africa.
Coordinates 44°49′N 10°53′E
Links for more information:
http://www.militarian.com/threads/british-pow-experiences-in-italian-and-german-camps.182/
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CD0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rootschat.com%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D635991.0&ei=2hJbVdG8DcHq7AbZ1YCQCQ&usg=AFQjCNGADvYQaDL6J2fRfkQ_hiY-1Eg58w&bvm=bv.93564037,d.ZGU
http://istrianet.org/istria/history/1800-present/camps/fossoli.htm
http://www.fondazionefossoli.org/it/campo.php
May 1942 - 8 September 1943: Prisoner of War camp (PG 73) established by the Royal Italian Army for the British, South African and New Zealand military personnel captured in military operations in North Africa.
Coordinates 44°49′N 10°53′E
Links for more information:
http://www.militarian.com/threads/british-pow-experiences-in-italian-and-german-camps.182/
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CD0QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rootschat.com%2Fforum%2Findex.php%3Ftopic%3D635991.0&ei=2hJbVdG8DcHq7AbZ1YCQCQ&usg=AFQjCNGADvYQaDL6J2fRfkQ_hiY-1Eg58w&bvm=bv.93564037,d.ZGU
http://istrianet.org/istria/history/1800-present/camps/fossoli.htm
http://www.fondazionefossoli.org/it/campo.php
Names
(Please email names to powsitaly@mail.com)
Albert George Cavalier
Kenneth Herbert Cooke
Edward Keel
George Percival
Leslie Smith
Joseph Thomas Willis
(Possibly at this camp or at a location administered from this camp)
(Please email names to powsitaly@mail.com)
Albert George Cavalier
Kenneth Herbert Cooke
Edward Keel
George Percival
Leslie Smith
Joseph Thomas Willis
(Possibly at this camp or at a location administered from this camp)