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Description of  Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania: Allies on the Home Front, 1944 1945 (The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies)

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 Depot, located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, more than 1,200 Italian soldiers were detained as co-operators. They arrived in May 1944 to form the 321st Read more