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| Title | Saltamartini, Lido |
| Family Name | Saltamartini |
| Given Name(s) | Lido |
| Full Biographical Data | ‘A second lieutenant under General Barberis’ command, he was captured by the British—specifically, a platoon of New Zealanders—after surviving the hellish Battle of Tobruk in January 1941. He was first transferred to Bangalore and, after a 2,500-kilometre journey, arrived on April 3, 1942, at a British prisoner-of-war camp nestled in the Indian Himalayas.’ Translation from: I 10.000 prigionieri italiani sull’Himalaya che nessuno ricorda, ma un ufficiale si costruì di nascosto una macchina fotografica per documentare, by Chicco Magni.
In Yol, he stayed in camp 8 and 28.
He was released on the 28th of July 1948. |
| Related Resources | Un riminese prigioniero a Yol |
| Saltamartini Lido_document_1 |
| P O W Number | 24032 |
| Country Of Birth | Italy |
| Place Of Birth | Ancona |
| Journey | Italy |
| Bangalore |
| Yol |
| Italy |
| Related Person(s) | Saltamartini, Olga |
| Country Of Death | Italy |
| Place Of Death | Ancona |
| Bibliographic Citation | Prisoners of War Information Bureau, “Alphabetical list of Italian Prisoners in India on 24th March 1942”, vol.II. British Library. IOR/L/MIL/5/1070 Italian POWs surnames J – Z |
| Saltamartini, Lido.10.000 prigionieri in Himalaya,1941-1947 – Tesori, orsi, idee, fughe. Ancona: Humana, 1997 |
| Linked From | Camera |
| Indian guard |
| Indian person in the camp |
| Our dream |
| The camp under the snow |
| The double gate |
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