Conference 1943 – 1945 Italian military internees, Berlin, January 16, 2024

The new year has just begun and the first activity of our association took us straight to Berlin.

ANEI – the Italian organization committed to the history and recognition of Italian military internees (also known as IMI) invited us to a conference on January 16th.

The evening before, all participants met for a meal in the well-known “Zillestube”. A typical old Berlin restaurant with very friendly service, where several tables were reserved for us and we could chat and get to know each other while eating delicious food.

The chosen conference location the next day was very appropriate and special, it took place in the Berlin Documentation Center for Nazi Forced Labor.

Many accepted ANEI’s invitation. Since we have known those responsible for the documentation center and ANEI for a long time, we were asked to present the history of the “REIMAHG”, with a focus on the IMIs. The over 20 speakers came from all over Germany, Poland and Austria.