Italian POWs with Tuberculosis at Mauthausen

Notes:

Several Italian prisoners at Mauthausen stand naked to show the wasting effect of "consumption" on their bodies. Italian public opinion condemned Austrian treatment of Italian prisoners suffering from tuberculosis.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Austria, Mauthausen, Medical Care, Hospital Wards, Italian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Paolo Modugno, "Dal Sommergibile "Medusa" a Mauthausen," Frosinone, Italy: Claudio Stracca, 1919, 80B.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1426