War Crimes in Prisoner of War Camps

War crimes were committed in the camps and hospitals shown below. The investigation files are held in The National Archives in series WO and TS.

The WO series of files, produced by  the Judge Advocate General's Military Department, deal with the investigation and prosecution of war criminals for offences committed in all theatres of the Second World War.

Camps

Catalogue no.

WO 311/1213

WO 311/1249

WO 311/1200

WO 311/1252

WO 311/120

WO 311/1192

WO 310/24

WO 311/121

WO 311/328

WO 311/329

WO 311/1233

WO 311/312

WO 309/1985

WO 311/1209

WO 311/1243

WO 311/317

WO 311/1204

WO 311/319

WO 311/1277

WO 311/1196

WO 311/1193

WO 310/18

WO 311/1199

WO 311/1228

WO 311/315

WO 311/308

WO 309/1986

WO 311/335

WO 311/1231

WO 311/1190

WO 310/16

WO 311/307

WO 311/324

WO 311/332

WO 311/337

WO 311/1207

WO 310/1

WO 310/14

WO 311/1211

WO 311/1206

WO 311/309

WO 311/1188

WO 311/1203

WO 311/1221

WO 311/1221

WO 311/1198

WO 311/326

WO 311/1185

WO 311/1244

WO 311/1246

WO 311/828

WO 310/20

WO 311/1202

WO 311/1237

WO 311/306

WO 311/330

WO 311/316

WO 311/1220

WO 310/09

WO 310/10

WO 311/1271

WO 310/22

WO 309/1997

WO 310/15

WO 311/311

WO 311/321

WO 311/1261

WO 311/1270

WO 309/1798

WO 309/1799

WO 309/1800

WO 311/314

WO 310/12

WO 311/679

 File with details of contents

Ill-treatment of allied airman at Rome interrogation camp, Italy, April 19, 1942. (Convent of San Valentino)

Ill-treatment of allied prisoners of war in transit from PG 5, Gavi, Italy to Stalag XVIII B Spittal, Austria...............

III-treatment of prisoners of war al Camp PG 5,Gavi, Italy.

Shooting of British prisoners of war at Camp PG 19, Bologna, Italy, 9 September 1943.

III-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 21, Chieti, Italy, August 1942 - September 1943.

Killing of J E Outerbridge on train journey between Chieti and Fontanellato 1 May 1943.

PG 21 Chieti, Italy: shooting of RAF officer.

Assault of British prisoners of war after attempted escape from Camp 35

Camp PG 35, Padula, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.

Camp PG 35, Padula, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.

III-treatment of British officer after an attempted escape from Campo 35.

Camp PG 41, Montalbo, Italy: killing and ill-treatment of POWs.

Shooting of Private Kahn at working camp PG 41, Montalbo, Italy, 27 August 1941.

III-treatment and shooting of British prisoners of war at Camp PG 52, Chiavari.

Shooting of British prisoner of war at PG 52, Chiavari, Italy, 4 September 1943.

Camp PG 52, Chiavari, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.

III-treatment of British prisoners of war at Camp PG 53 at Macerata (Sforza Costa) 14 August/ 15 September '43 

Camp PG 53, Sforza Costa, Italy: killing of British POW.

Death of an unknown prisoner of war at Camp PG 54, Monte Libretti, Italy.

III-treatment of allied prisoner of war after recapture al Fara Sabina, Italy: ill-treatment of British prisoners........

Murder of Private Oliphant at Camp PG 54, Fara in Sabina, Italy, December 1943.

PG 54 Fara in Sabina, Italy: shooting of South African POW

Shooting of allied prisoner of war whilst attempting escape from Camp PG 57, Gruppignano 8 July 1943.

Shooting of allied prisoner of war whilst trying to escape Camp PG 57,Gruppignano, 7 February 1942.

Camp PG 57, Gruppignano, Italy: killing of Australian POW.

Camp PG 57, Gruppignano, Italy: shooting and ill-treatment of POWs.

Alleged ill-treatment of prisoners of war (including the death of Sergeant Rudd) at Camp Pg 59, Servigliano, Italy.

February 1942 to September 1943 Camp PG 59, Servigliano, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.60

III-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 60, Lucca, Italy, July to November 1942.

Shooting of British prisoner of war at Camp PG 60, Lucca, Italy, September 1942.

PG 62 Bergamo, Italy: shooting of French POW.

Camp PG 62, Orio Al Serio near Bergamo, Italy: killing of Cypriot POW.

Camp PG 62, Bergamo, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.

Camp PG 62, Work detachment of Falke Lombardo factory, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy.

Camp PG 62, Work Camp 129, Tradate, Varese, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.

Ill-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 63, Aversa, Italy, to March 1943

PG 65 Gravina, Italy: ill treatment of POWs.

PG 65 Gravina, Italy: ill treatment of POWs.

III-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 65, Gravina, Italy, June 1942.

III-treatment of British prisoners of war at Camp PG 65, Gravina, Italy, 1942 and 1943.

Camp PG 66, Capua, Italy: killing of British POW.

Shooting of British prisoners of war at Camp PG 66, Capua, Italy, September 1942.

Ill-treatment of British prisoners of war at Camp PG 66 Capua, Italy, April 1941 to June 1943.

Unlawful wounding of escaping prisoner of war at PG 66, Capua, Italy, January 1943:

Shooting of British prisoner of war al PG 70, Fermo, Italy, February 1943.

III-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 70, Fermo, Italy, November 1941 to August Note: With photograph.

Camp PG 70, Fermo, Italy: shooting of British POW.

Assault and ill-treatment of British prisoner of war at Camp PG 70, Fermo, Italy, December 1943.

Shooting of British prisoners of war at PG 73, Carpi, Italy, 25/26 September 1943.

III-treatment and murder of British prisoners of war at Camp PG 73, Carpi, Italy, September 1943.

Alleged ill-treatment and mass murder at Fossoli concentration camp, Modena, Italy.

PG 73 Carpi, Italy: shooting of British POWs.

III-treatment of prisoners of war at Camp PG 73, Carpi, Italy, August 1943.

Death through medical neglect of allied prisoner of war at Camp PG 75, Bari, Italy, December 1942.

Camp PG75, Torre Tresca Italy: shooting of officer POWs.

Camp 75, Bari, Italy: ill-treatment of Royal Marine officer.

Camp 75 Bari, Italy: shooting and ill-treatment of British POWs.

III-treatment resulting in deaths of prisoners of war ...  Santa Clotilda Farm attached to PG 75/7 Cerignola, Italy.

PG 75 Bari, Italy: ill treatment of British personnel.

PG 75 Bari, Italy: ill treatment of British personnel.

Shooting of two Allied prisoners of war at Camp 77, Spoleto, Italy, 29 October 1943.

PG 77 Spoleto, Italy: shooting of South African POWs.

Shooting of allied prisoners of war at Camp PG 77, Spoletto [Spoleto], Italy, 29 October 1943... 

PG 78 Sulmona, Italy: shooting of British POWs.

Camp PG 78, Sulmona, Italy: killing and ill-treatment of British POWs.

Camp PG 78, Sulmona, Italy: ill-treatment of British POW.

Shooting of British prisoner of war at Camp PG 78, Sulmona, Italy, 20 September 1943.

Alleged killing of British prisoners of war, Sulmona, Italy, September 1943.

J Hoffmann (Unteroffizier): murder of PoWs following forced march from Dulag 132.

J Hoffmann (Unteroffizier): murder of PoWs following forced march from Dulag 132.

J Hoffmann (Unteroffizier): murder of PoWs following forced march from Dulag 132.

Killing of British POWs during a march from PG 82 Laterina, Italy.

Camp PG 82, Laterina, Italy: ill-treatment of allied POWs.

Hoffman J (Unter-Offizier): murder of PoWs following forced march from Dulag 132 (Laterina Camp, Italy). Includes 10 photographs depicting war crimes: correspondence from L/Cpl N MacIntyre describing killing of prisoner by German sergeant Hoffmann on a march from the camp to a nearby railway station. Dated 1943.

WO 310/12

WO 311/1191

WO 311/320

WO 311/322

WO 311/347

WO 311/1208

WO 311/1219

WO 310/17

WO 311/345

WO 310/21

PG 85 Tuturano, Italy: shooting of South African POW at Grottaglie.

Ill-treatment of allied prisoners of war at Camp PG 85, Tuturano, Italy.

Camp PG 85, Tuturano near Brindisi, Italy: ill-treatment of allied POWs.

Camp PG 87, Benevento, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.

Camp PG 91, Avezzano, Italy: wounding of Indian POW.

III-treatment of allied prisoners of war at Camp PG 98, San Giuseppe, Italy, 1942.

Shooting of Private J E Law (prisoner of war) at Campo PG 106, Vercelli, Italy

PG 106 Vercelli, Italy: shooting of Australian POW.

Camp PG 107, Torviscosa, Italy: ill-treatment of POWs.

PG 122 Cinecittà, Italy: shooting of South African POW.

Hospitals/Prisons

WO 311/1186

WO 311/1230

WO 311/1217

WO 311/1218

WO 311/1245

WO 311/1251

WO 311/1248

WO 311/1205

Refusal to consider allied prisoners of war for repatriation, Camp 203, Castel San Pietro.

Ill-treatment and medical neglect of prisoners of war at Caserta Hospital near Camp PG 66 Capua, Italy.

Shooting of Sepoy J Ghulan at Caserta Hospital, Italy, 27 September 1942

III-treatment and neglect of prisoners of war at St Mary's Hospital, Treviglio, Italy, 1942 and 1943.

III-treatment of French prisoner of war at Foggia civil prison, Italy.

III-treatment of allied prisoners of war at Udine civil prison, Italy, 1942-1943.

Ill-treatment of British prisoners of war at Verona Military Prison. Italy, December 1943.

III-treatment of British prisoners of war at Bari Penitentiary, Italy. 1941 and 1942.

The TS 26 files were produced by  the Treasury Solicitor's Department, War Crimes Papers.

TS 26/295

TS 26/527

TS 26/785

TS 26/417

TS 26/712

TS 26/456

TS 26/717

TS 26/789

TS 26/681

TS 26/682

TS 26/734

TS 26/716

TS 26/746

TS 26/752

TS 26/683

TS 26/707

TS 26/781

TS 26/709

TS 26/742

TS 26/750

TS 26/758

TS 26/772

TS 26/783

TS 26/791

TS 26/710

TS 26/786

TS 26/793

TS 26/711

TS 26/727

TS 26/728

TS 26/729

TS 26/775

TS 26/776

TS 26/713

TS 26/744

TS 26/714

TS 26/715

TS 26/718

TS 26/725

TS 26/735

TS 26/739

TS 26/753

TS 26/796

TS 26/720

TS 26/722

TS 26/723

TS 26/724

TS 26/730

TS 26/741

TS 26/747

TS 26/751

TS 26/754

TS 26/755

TS 26/756

TS 26/759

TS 26/777

TS 26/779

TS 26/784

Laterina: mass murder

Laterina: mass murder

Laterina: general.

PG 52 Chiavari: wounding of a British sergeant

Chiavari: general.

Carpi: mass murder

Carpi: general.

Carpi: imposition of collective penalty

Torre Tresca: murder of Captain G Playne and wounding of another.

Sulmona: wounding of a prisoner.

Sulmona: murder of Captain Short.

Sulmona: survivors of crew of S S OSWALD manacled.

Sulmona: murder of Lieutenant H D Mordle.

Sulmona: general.

Gruppignano: murder of a prisoner.

Caserta Hospital: murder of an Indian Soldier.

Caserta Hospital: general.

Capua: murder of an officer; recapture and mistreatment of British Prisoners of War.

Capua: murder of a British prisoner.

Capua: general

Capua: murder of Lance Corporal Smith.

Capua: murder of a British prisoner.

Capua: murder of a British prisoner.

Capua: murder of Private J Smith.

Padul(l)a: general.

Padula: general.

Padula: assault on Captain M G A Wright and Lieutenant H A Potts.

Bari: general.

Bari: murder of Sapper P Grogan.

Bari: assault on Major McDowdall.

Bari: assault on Major N R Reeves.

Bari: ill-treatment of Private J H Nathan.

Bari: ill-treatment of Private J H Nathan.

Gravina: general.

Gravina: ill-treatment of a prisoner named Dronfield.

Aversa: general.

Tuturano: general.

Fermo: murder of Lance Corporal Warner and Private Walker.

Fermo: murder of a British prisoner.

Fermo: murder of J Walther.

Fermo: murder of Signalman N Leach.

Fermo: general.

Fermo: wounding of Trooper J Jones.

Bologna: murder of Captain P O W Johnson and wounding of others.

Treviglio: general.

Bergamo: wounding of Private Christofi.

Bergamo: general.

Vercelli: murder of Private J E Law.

Montalbo: general.

Macer(a)ta: general.

Fara (in) Sabina: general.

Benevento: general.

Chiet(i)e: wounding of Captain Finch.

Aquila: general.

Servigliano: general.

Lucca: murder of Guardsman Forsyth and others.

San Giuseppe (Iato): general.

Altamura Hospital: general.