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.
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