During the Second World War, the prisoner of war camp Camp 60 was located on Lamb Holm. The POWs were Italians captured during the North African campaign. They had to help build the Churchill Barriers, which had to protect the British fleet in Scapa Flow against German attacks. The prisoners of war built a theater and a recreation hut in their camp. Domenico Chiocchetti made a statue of Saint George and the dragon from cement. At the end of 1943, the prisoners of war were given two Nissen huts that they were allowed to convert into a chapel. The prisoners of war left the camp on September 9, 1944. Only Chiocchetti stayed longer to finish the baptismal font.
After the Second World War the camp was demolished, only the statue of George and the dragon and the chapel were spared. In 1958 a committee was formed with the aim of preserving and restoring the Italian Chapel. In 1960 Chiocchetti visited the chapel and helped with the restoration of the paintings.
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Bear S.

August 14, 2024

Built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II, today a symbol of reconciliation and peace.

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