Flavio G Conti: 2 books
Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania
Allies on the Home Front, 1944–1945
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
During World War II 51,000 Italian prisoners of war were detained in the United States. When Italy signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, most of these soldiers agreed to swear allegiance to the United States and to collaborate in the fight against Germany. At the Letterkenny Army...
by Alan R. Perry, Flavio G. Conti
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2017
During World War II, the US government interned more than 1,200 captured Italian soldiers at the Letterkenny Army Ordnance Depot located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. These troops collaborated with the United States in a collective effort to defeat the Axis powers. They formed the 321st Italian...