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NZ casualties of Nino Bixio

NZ casualties of Nino Bixio
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NZ casualties of Nino Bixio
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118 New Zealand prisoners of war died on 17 August 1942 when their ship was torpedoed by a British submarine. They were part of a contingent of about 3000 POWs crammed aboard the Italian transport ship Nino Bixio on the way to Italy from Libya. The ship did not sink but in the panic many men jumped overboard and drowned while others drifted rou...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / Archives NZ / WW2 / WW II / Nino Bixio / prisoners of war / Italy / transport ship / submarine / HMS Turbulent / Libya / Navarino / Greece

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