Prisoner Numbers

The number of prisoners in each camp was last recorded by the Italian War Ministry on 31 March 1943 

 

Officers' camps

Number

5

10

12

17

21

29

27

35

38

41

47

49

55

Name  (Italian source)

Forte di Gavi

Acquapendente

Candeli

Rezzanello (Piacenza)

Chieti

Veano

San Romano (Pisa)

Certosa di Padula

Villa Ascensione (Poppi)

Montalbo (Piacenza)

Modena

Fontanellato

Busseto (Parma)

Number of POWs

169

15

35

151

994

191

32

466

88

147

997

265

1

Operational from

June 1941

March 1943

September 1941

June 1941

July 1942

May 1941

November 1941

May 1942

January 1942

June 1941

October 1942

March 1943

June 1941

Camps for non-commissioned officers and other ranks

Number

51

52

53

54

56

59

60

62

65

70

73

77

80

82

87

91

Name (Italian source)

Villa Serena (Bari)

Pian di Coreglia

Urbisaglia (Macerata)

Passo Corese (Roma)

Sforzacosta

Servigliano (Ascoli Piceno)

Colle di Compito (Lucca)

Grumello del Piano (Bergamo)

Gravina

Monturano (Fermo)

Carpi (Modena)

Pissignano (Foligno)

Villa Marina Roma

Laterina (Arezzo)

Cardoncelli (Benevento)

Avezzano

Number of POWs

34

3294

7342

4150

1908

1751

8528

6890

4529

1372

2477

3898

Operational from

July 1942

October 1941

October 1942

July 1942

February 1941

July 1942

August 1941

April 1942

August 1942

July 1942

August 1942

May 1942

August 1942

July 1941

February 1942

Camps for officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks

Number

78

57

63

Name (Italian source)

Sulmona

Grupignano (Udine)

Corinaro (Aversa)

Officers & NCOs

252

356

Other ranks

2955

4456

587

Operational from

August 1940

May 1941

October 1942

Temporary and transit camps

Number

75

85

50

66

98

Name (Italian source)

Torre Tresca (Bari)

Tuturano (Brindisi)

Caserma Genova Cavalleria, (Rome)

Capua (Naples)

San Giuseppe Iato (Sicily)

Officers & NCOs

32

-

-

185

-

Other ranks

634

4829

6

4365

110

Operational from

May 1941

May 1941

May 1941

April 1941

December 1941