There were a number of Axis prisoner-of-war camps in Italy during World War II.
denote Prigione di Guerra (Prison of War), often interchanged with the title Campo (field or military camp).
The Italian Armistice, declared on 8 September 1943, ended the Italian administration of the camps, many of which in the Italian Social Republic of northern and central Italy were resecured by the Germans and used to hold new prisoners and recaptured escapees.
[1]: 274 Piedmont Photos: Photo of Camp 52 sketch of Camp 52 Photo of camp money Sketch of "brew-up" Sketch of POW, stove Sketch of bees in Red Cross box Camp 78/1 at Acquafredda was a work camp with, in 1943, approximately 250 New Zealanders, 50 South Africans and several English soldiers.
It was sited approximately 2000 ft above sea level.