On 8 September 1943, following the announcement of Italian Armistice, the men being held in prisoner of war camps in the north west of Italy took the first opportunity to escape
The camps they escaped from were as follows:
IN PIEDMONT
PG 112 Turin with the following subcamps:
PG 112/1 Ponte Stura, PG 112/2 La Mandria (Venaria), PG 112/4 Gassino, PG 112/5 Spineto (Castellamonte), PG 112/9 Beinasco
PG 106 Vercelli (22 known subcamps)
PG113 Novara (20 known subcamps)
IN WESTERN LOMBARDY
PG 146 Mortara (34 subcamps)
What happened to them all?
Some made their way to Switzerland where they were interned (see Escape Routes to Switzerland)
Others were recaptured and sent to Stalags in Germany, Austria or Poland
Some were hidden by families for all or part of the rest of the war - up to May 1945
Others joined partisan groups for some of the time
After June 1944, following the Allied invasion of Normandy, those still in Italy considered trying to get to France
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