HC Deb 09 June 1943 vol 390 cc711-2
41. Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for War where are General Von Arnim and Field-Marshal Messe, of the Italian forces, and the other 16 generals captured in Tunisia; are they in big houses or in camps; whether they are under military guard; and where the 200,000 prisoners of war, German and Italian, have been sent?

The Financial Secretary to the War Office (Mr. Arthur Henderson)

General von Arnim and Field-Marshal Messe, with a considerable number of other senior German and Italian officers, are confined under military guard in large houses. They are all being treated strictly in accordance with the Geneva Convention. The final destination of the prisoners taken in Tunisia has not yet been settled, but they will be held in whatever country is most suitable.

Mr. Thorne

Are the generals in question living separately in these houses, or are they living together in one big house?

Mr. Henderson

The German generals are living separately from the Italian generals.

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