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title: Italian Prisoners After Caporetto
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21481/italian-prisoners-after-caporetto/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-11
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# Italian Prisoners After Caporetto

_Authored by Unknown Photographer_

## Image File

[![Italian Prisoners After Caporetto](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21481.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21481.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of Italian prisoners after the [Battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Caporetto (Oct-Nov 1917) in modern-day Slovenia. The battle was won by combined Austro-Hungarian and German forces and was a major defeat for [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).

Imperial War Museums, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Photographer, U. (2025, December 17). Italian Prisoners After Caporetto. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21481/italian-prisoners-after-caporetto/>
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Italian Prisoners After Caporetto." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 17, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21481/italian-prisoners-after-caporetto/>.
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Italian Prisoners After Caporetto." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Dec 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21481/italian-prisoners-after-caporetto/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205330189) by **Unknown Photographer**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 December 2025. 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.