The Rab concentration camp (Croatian: Koncentracijski logor Rab; Italian: Campo di concentramento per internati civili di Guerra – Arbe) was an Italian concentration and internment camp on the Adriatic island of Rab during World War II. It was one of a considerable number of such camps built on Italian-governed territory during the war to hold civilians, those accused of partisan activities, as well as interned Jews. The camp was established in J...
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The Rab concentration camp (Croatian: Koncentracijski logor Rab; Italian: Campo di concentramento per internati civili di Guerra – Arbe) was an Italian concentration and internment camp on the Adriatic island of Rab during World War II. It was one of a considerable number of such camps built on Italian-governed territory during the war to hold civilians, those accused of partisan activities, as well as interned Jews. The camp was established in July 1942 but soon became known for its appalling conditions, which caused the deaths of numerous inmates. It was closed down after the armistice with Italy in September 1943. Although most of its inmates were safely evacuated, some of its remaining Jews in the camp were deported by German forces to the extermination camp at Auschwitz.
By the summer of 1942, Italian forces in occupied Yugoslavia (more specifically Dalmatia and western Slovenia) were facing an ongoing campaign by local resistance groups, the Yugoslav Partisans. The Italian...
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