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title: Italian Detainees Working to Clear Rubble During the Blitz
author: Imperial War Musuems
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19106/italian-detainees-working-to-clear-rubble-during-t/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-06-13
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# Italian Detainees Working to Clear Rubble During the Blitz

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## Image File

[![Italian Detainees Working to Clear Rubble During the Blitz](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19106.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19106.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing two Italian detainees being used in a demolition gang to remove rubble from damaged buildings and streets during the [London Blitz](https://www.worldhistory.org/London_Blitz/). During the [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/), some 27,000 foreign nationals were detained in camps by the authorities who were suspicious of spies. (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Musuems, I. W. (2024, June 13). Italian Detainees Working to Clear Rubble During the Blitz. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19106/italian-detainees-working-to-clear-rubble-during-t/>
### Chicago
Musuems, Imperial War. "Italian Detainees Working to Clear Rubble During the Blitz." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 13, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19106/italian-detainees-working-to-clear-rubble-during-t/>.
### MLA
Musuems, Imperial War. "Italian Detainees Working to Clear Rubble During the Blitz." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Jun 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19106/italian-detainees-working-to-clear-rubble-during-t/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205398366) by **Imperial War Musuems**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.