PG 19 Bologna (Due Madonne)

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is located just under 10 miles (16 km) north of San Marino.

PM 3200

Some information about this camp here:

https://campifascisti.it/scheda_campo.php?id_campo=414

Translation for Campi Fascisti main page:

Bologna – Barracks ‘Due Madonne’ – Camp for prisoners of war n. 19 Bologna (Bologna) – Italy

Camp type: Prisoner of war camp under construction in March 1943
Source: DPG19 DPG27
Note: Research on Italian prisoner of war camps is still ongoing (June 2013). The information reported here is taken from some documents conserved in the Historical Office of the Army General Staff and concerns only the period from March 1942 to March 1943. The data on this sheet are therefore incomplete and still to be verified.

Reasons for choosing this place in PGBM01 Capacity (1000 officers and 250 troops) in PGBM02 Job cost estimate in PGBM03 Momentary use as a prisoner of war hospital in PGBM04. The PG field No. 19 of Bologna, also called Functional Barracks “Due Madonne”, is still being prepared in March 1943. There is currently no other news on this prisoner of war camp.

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Distinct from PG 136 which was also in Bologna.

PG abbreviation

The full title is ‘Campo Concentramento di Prigioniere di Guerra’ (prisoner of war concentration camp). They were not concentration camps in the normal sense of the word. Camps were normally prefixed PG, but could be referred to as CC, Campo or Campo PG. The exception was the 2 Dulags and 1 Stalag within Italy, which were German controlled transit centres for POWs being transferred to Germany. The camps were originally known by their place names, and numbers were not introduced until early 1942. There are some camps with no numbers, perhaps they closed before early 1942?

PM abbreviation

Camps in Italy were divided into postal areas, each area designated ‘PM [number]’. PM translates to ‘Posta Militare’, meaning ‘military mail’. The number indicated the central postal reception area for the camps’ mail.