Italian POWs Suffering from the White Plague from Austro-Hungarian Prison Camps

Notes:

The protruding bones and pencil thin arms of these Italian prisoners of war aptly demonstrate the food problems that existed in Austro-Hungarian prison camps as a result of the Allied blockade. These men also suffered from tuberculosis, in addition to malnutrition. They were photographed by Italian officials after they were repatriated from the Dual Monarchy.

Date Created:

1918-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Austria-Hungary, Medical Care, Nutrition, Hunger, Repatriation, Italian POWs, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "The Captivity of Italians in Austria," Turin: Unione Tipografico Editrice, 1918, 12.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1538