Publications
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Library
The library of the Documentation Centre for NS Forced Labor is a special scientific library open to the public after prior registration. The library's holdings currently comprise…
Press and Photos
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Datenschutz
Die Stiftung Topographie des Terrors nimmt den Schutz Ihrer persönlichen Daten sehr ernst und hält sich strikt an die Regeln der Datenschutzgesetze. Die nachfolgende…
Germany and Italy as allies 1936-1943
During the Second World War, Nazi Germany and fascist Italy were initially allies. On 8 September 1943 Italy withdrew from the alliance. The German…
Occupation and capture
On 8 September 1943 Italy's head of government Pietro Badoglio announced the armistice with the previous war opponents, the United States of America, Great Britain and…
Transport to German prisoner-of-war camps
The Wehrmacht transported about 650,000 Italians to prisoner-of-war camps in the German Reich, to the occupied territories in Poland and to the Eastern…
Forced labor of the soldiers for the war
The Wehrmacht divided the Italians into more than 60 main camps (Stalag) in the German Reich and in occupied Poland. Hundreds of thousands of workers…
Forced inactivity of the officers
The Wehrmacht housed the Italian officers separately from the soldiers in officer camps (Oflag) or in separate sections of the regular crew camps (Stalag).…
