Saltamartini, Lido

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
POW Number: 24032
Country of birth: Italy
Place of birth: Ancona
Period of captivity: Bangalore Camp 21 Jan 1941; Yol Camp/4 Mar 1942-/28 Jul 194828 Mar 1942 to 3 Apr 1942
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; <p>Saltamartini, Lido.<em>10.000 prigionieri in Himalaya,1941-1947 - Tesori, orsi, idee, fughe.</em> Ancona: Humana, 1997</p>

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