Collection Summary
Italian Documents
Collection
1925-1945
1925-1945
MSS27359
7,000
items
6 containers
2.4 linear feet
Italian
German
Collection material in
Italian and German
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Unrelated materials
captured by American forces during World War II.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Giglio, Mattia. Mattia Giglio military personnel record. 1926-1942.
Organizations
Gruppo Bombrini Parodi-Delfino.
Italy. Regio Esercito.
Italy. Regio Esercito. Comando supremo.
Subjects
Military supplies--Italy.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
World War, 1939-1945--Italy.
Places
Italy--History--1922-1945.
Provenance
The Italian Captured Documents Collection was transferred to the
Library of Congress by the U. S. Department of State and the Washington
Document Center in 1948.
Processing History
The Italian Captured Documents Collection was arranged and described
in 1964. The collection was revised in 2010.
Copyright Status
It is the researcher's responsibility to determine requirements of
domestic copyright laws and international treaties and conventions.
Access and Restrictions
The Italian Captured Documents Collection is open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Italian Captured Documents Collection,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The Italian Captured Documents Collection consists of unrelated
materials captured by American forces during World War II and spans the years
1928-1945. Included in the collection are an ordnance record book; reports of
various infantry regiments and divisions rendered to higher commands; detailed
personnel record of army officer Mattia Giglio; radio station logbooks;
maritime radio record book; documents of the Italian supreme command dealing
with operations; courses of instruction, and personnel; register of
publications relating to the western theater of war; and an economic warfare
study concerned with the status and capacity of a munitions firm, Gruppo
Bombrini Parodi-Delfino.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Historical military diary of the
headquarters of the "Cuneo" infantry division,
1940-1943
1940-1943
(4
vols.)
2
"Il Combattimento d'arresto,"
manual for disarming mines,
1943
1943
2
German list of bridges,
undated
undated
2
"Legge 1093: Modificazione al Testo
Unico delle Leggi sullo Stato dei Sottufficiali del R.E.,"
1934
1934
2
List of Istrian Italians executed
by Yugoslavian communists,
1943-1945
1943-1945
2
"Le Operazioni de Sbarco," study of
military disembarkation by Sebastiano Alfieri,
undated
undated
2
Personnel records
2
Cacciatore, Francesco, Fascist
Party,
1932
1932
2
Laitano, Francesco, Italian navy,
1925-1942
1925-1942
2
Record book of Italian
correspondence,
1942
1942
2
Register of publications in the
custody of the supreme headquarters, western theater,
circa 1940-circa 1943
circa 1940-circa 1943
2
Societa Amici del Giappone (Society
of Friends of Japan)
2
Correspondence,
1938-1940
1938-1940
(2
folders)
3
Financial account book,
1942
1942
3
Situation reports received at
supreme headquarters, western theater,
1943
1943
(20
folders)
4
Confidenza (Italian steamship)
4
"Giornale della Stzione
Radiotelegrafica di Bordo," radio log-books,
1935-1938
1935-1938
4
Vols. 1-12
5
Vols. 13-23
6
Vols. 24-34
6
"Moduli per Comportamento
Batterie Anodiche," record book of battrey inspections and recharges kept by
the radio operator,
1936-1938
1936-1938
6
"Quaderno per Registrazioni
Radiogoniometriche," record book of radio-direction-finding,
1937-1938
1937-1938
6
"Libretto Personale di Giglio,
Mattia," military personnel record of Mattia Giglio,
1926-1942
1926-1942
6
"Rapporto Riservato: Gruppo
Bombrini Parodi-Delfino," intelligence report on the organization, history, and
activities of the Bombrini Parodi-Delfino industrial group, prepared by George
J. Houser,
1944
1944
6
Supply inventories,
1941-1942
1941-1942