Ferramonti di Tarsia Campo di internamento, Ferramonti di Tarsia, Cosenza, Calabria, Italia
| Latitude | 39°18′N |
| Longitude | 16°15′E |
| City | Ferramonti di Tarsia |
| County | Cosenza |
| State/ Province | Calabria |
| Country | Italia |
Narrative
Campo di internamento di Ferramonti di Tarsia was an internment camp for Jews and foreigners, and the largest of the fifteen internment camps established by Benito Mussolini between June and September 1940.
On June 4, 1940, less than a week before Italy entered World War II, construction of Campo di internamento di Ferramonti di Tarsia began.
On on June 15, 1940, the arrest of Jewish citizens began, and prisoners began arriving at the camp on June 20.
Over 3,800 Jews were imprisoned at the camp, of which only 141 were Italian.
Narrative
In September, 1943, six weeks after Benito Mussolini's downfall, the prisoners at Campo di internamento di Ferramonti di Tarsia were released.
Many internees joined the Allied armed forces.
About 1,000 of the refugees were transferred to Camp Oswego.
Web Links
| Type | Link/ Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Home | Campo di internamento di Ferramonti di Tarsia, da Wikipedia (Italiano) |
| 2 | Web Search | An unexpected Haven, from Jerusalem Post.com |