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Reports of Prisoners of War who were liberated or escaped from Italian camps: Surname...

Catalogue reference: WO 208/5397

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This record is about the Reports of Prisoners of War who were liberated or escaped from Italian camps: Surname... dating from 1943 in the series War Office: Directorate of Military Operations and Intelligence, and Directorate.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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WO 208/5397
Date
1943
Description

Reports of Prisoners of War who were liberated or escaped from Italian camps: Surname range: Hackett - Hurt. (Described at item level).

These files relate mainly to those allied personnel who left (escaped or liberated) from Italian POW camps following the Italian armistice in September 1943. The records contain a single cover sheet; a signed sheet giving name, rank, number and regiment. They may also contain a report, usually a single sheet including details on capture, Senior British Officer (SBO) and how they returned to Allied lines. The report may also mention other POWs and names of interest.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
IT/AF
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Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11199784/

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