Fossoli camp

Fossoli camp
Concentration camp
Panorama of the camp
Fossoli camp is located in Italy
Fossoli camp
Location of Fossoli camp within Italy
Coordinates44°49′42″N 10°54′10″E / 44.82833°N 10.90278°E / 44.82833; 10.90278
LocationCarpi, Italy
CommandantDomenico Avitabile
Mario Taglialatela
Karl Friedrich Titho
Operational1942
Notable inmatesPrimo Levi
Notable booksThe Periodic Table

The Fossoli camp (Italian: Campo di Fossoli) was a concentration camp in Italy, established during World War II and located in the village Fossoli, Carpi, Emilia-Romagna. It began as a prisoner of war camp in 1942, later being a Jewish concentration camp, then a police and transit camp, a labour collection centre for Germany and, finally, a refugee camp, before closing in 1970.

It is estimated that 2,844 Jews passed through this camp, 2,802 of whom were then deported.