PG 91 Avezzano

Avezzano is a commune situated in the province of L’Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Avezzano is about 65 miles (105 km) east of Rome.

PM 3300

Prisoners were billeted in stone barracks.

According to information from Italian archives including the Royal Army General Staff, Prisoner of War Office, the camp for non-commissioned officers and other ranks, was operational from February 1942. In February 1943, 2 labour detachments were established – probably agriculture. As at 31st December 1942, 4014 troops were held at this camp. As at 31st March 1943: 3898 troops.

More information about this camp here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avezzano_concentration_camp#:~:text=The%20detention%20camp%20was%20reserved%20to%20about%2015%2C000,garrison%20and%20a%20training%20camp%20in%20Avezzano.%20

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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.