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1. Soccer Game at Dunaszerdahley

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Prisoners are in the middle of a soccer match in the prison compound at Dunaszerdahley. The camp's wooden barracks stand in the background of the photograph. A few Italian POW's watch the competition from the sidelines.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. An Italian POW Eats Bread at Mauthausen

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A squatting Italian prisoner tears into a loaf of bread while another Italian POW watches in the prison compound at Mauthausen. By the end of the war, the Allied blockade had a serious impact on the quantity and quality of rations that the Austrians provided to prisoners. This desperate situation was compounded by the Italian government's decision to restrict parcel shipments to POW's in the Dual Monarchy after the Caporetto fiasco.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

3. A Group of Italian POWs at Heinrichsgruen

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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

4. Visit of the Papal Nuncio to Dunaszerdahley

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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

5. A Group of Italian POWs in the Courtyard at Laibach

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Dejected and dirty Italian prisoners sit in the castle prison courtyard at Laibach. An Austrian non-commissioned officer stands to the right near the doorway of the castle. The photograph caption describes the Italians as "basking in the sun," but it is clear that they have a lot of time on their hands and little to do in Austrian captivity.
Date Created:
1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries

6. View of the Barracks at Mauthausen

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A group of Russian and Romanian prisoners stand next to the compound fence in conversation with Italian POW's in the prison camp at Mauthausen. A barrack stands on the hill behind the Russian and Romanian prisoners.
Date Created:
1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Western Michigan University. Libraries