Adriatica (camp)
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Adriatica was a post World War II
displaced person camp in northern Italy
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It housed 1,650 refugees. Adriatica emphasised sport more than its counterpart
in nearby Milan
, and sent football (soccer), table tennis, and volleyball teams to play camps in southern Italy.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
displaced person camp in northern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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It housed 1,650 refugees. Adriatica emphasised sport more than its counterpart
Milan (camp)
Milan was a post World War II displaced person camp in the city of Milan, one of the few such camps in a major Italian city. The city also served as the administrative centre for refugees in northern Italy....
in nearby Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, and sent football (soccer), table tennis, and volleyball teams to play camps in southern Italy.