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- A group of starving Italian prisoners after their repatriation from Austrian prison camps pose for a photograph. In addition to malnutrition, all of these men suffered tuberculosis.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The top of the pile of parcels in a wagon can just be seen over the heads of a group of Italian prisoners in the prison compound at Dunaszerdahley. The POW's will unload the wagon and the Hungarian censors will inspect the parcels for contraband before they are distributed to the prisoners. The Italians were desperate to receive food parcels to help them survive their captivity.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A group of Italian prisoners of war at Heinrichsgruen pose for a photograph for a YMCA secretary. These POW's appear to be cheerful and in good health.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The Papal Nuncio of Vienna, Monseignor Valfri di Bonzol, made an official visit to the prison camp at Dunaszerdahley on behalf of a request by the Italian government to the Pope. The nuncio investigated conditions inside the camp to determine any mistreatment of prisoners by Hungarian officials.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Another group of Italian prisoners of war pose for a photograph showing the devastation of insufficient diets and tuberculosis on their bodies. They had recently arrived in Italy after repatriation from captivity in Austrian prison camps.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- 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
- 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
- Notes:
- Italian prisoners of war compete in a weight-lifting competition in an unidentified Austrian prison camp. POW's often organized "Sports Days" in which prisoners competed in a variety of track and field events. Such events helped improve camp morale and training for the competition kept prisoners physically fit.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- A visiting YMCA secretary poses with the Italian Welfare Committee in the prison camp at Heinrichsgruen in this photograph. The POW's worked with the Association secretary to provide services to other prisoners in the camp, serving as administrators for YMCA supplies and programs. The Welfare Committee accepted the task of providing for the needs of prisoners, maintaining camp morale, and instituting a wide range of services to help soldiers make the most of their incarceration.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- This is a photograph of an Italian prisoner at Mauthausen after the signing of the Armistice with Austria-Hungary and his release from captivity.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
