Italian Community in World War 2
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The sinking of the Arandora Star
Story of the Italian community of the south Wales valleys and how they were treated in the Second World War. They were interned as enemy aliens on the Isle of Man after Mussolini declared war in 1940. Some were then sent to Canada on the Arandora Star later in the year, which was tragically sunk by a German U-Boat in mid-Atlantic. Many died in the tragedy.
From:
Wales and the History of the World ; Conflicts
First broadcast
:
17 March 2010
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14
Subject : History
Topic : Emigration, Twentieth century world
Keywords : Second World War, Arandora Star, Italian community in Wales, Internment, Isle of Man, Italy, Mussolini
Notes : How would pupils feel if this had happened to their families? Do they feel that the internments were justified? For further study, see Loss of the Arandora Star.
