JOY IN PALERMO
RELEASED PRISONERS
NEW YORK, August 3
The Palermo correspondent of the "New York Times" says that many of the 2000 Italian political prisoners who were released on Friday in accordance with Gerieral Eisenhower's proclamation asked how they could enlist in the Allied army and fight for their country. Crowds of Italians at street corners read the proclamation. There were pathetic scenes of enthusiasm and joy.
Poignant scenes were told of viciousness, beatings, and starvation. Emaciated,' bruised bodies, and ragged clothing illustrated" the brutal treatment. Some of the prisoners had been workers and others were well educated. Many were veterans of the first World War. One was a veteran of the Garibaldi Brigade, who fought for the Spanish Loyalists, was caught in France, and returned to Italy by Vichy. Another said he was going to cut Count Ciano's throat if no one else did.
A group of Yugoslav partisans who were captured by Italian occupation troops and sent to Palermo want to return and fight for Yugoslavia. They had been treated even worse by the guards than the othei-s. Some prisoners noted the guards' names, which they supplied to the Allied military occupation authorities. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 30, 4 August 1943, Page 5
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JOY IN PALERMO
Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 30, 4 August 1943, Page 5
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