Primary documentary information on prisoner of war camps sited on Italian soil during the Second World War  comes from  a number of sources; 

 

 - The Italian War Ministry 

 - Italy;  Imperial Prisoner of War Alphabetical Lists.   National Archives London

 - The International Red Cross Committee Reports.  National Archives London

 - War Crimes Investigations.   National Archives London

 - Escape Reports.  National Archives London and the Italian War Ministry 

 

Confusion often arises because although the NUMBER of a camp is usually constant its NAME often varies. 

 

This website seeks to -

 - compare the names given to these camps

 - clarify their locations

 - enable researchers to find 

1. 1. 1.  What archival information  exists for any one camp they may be interested in

      2.  What the catalogue reference is for that documentation