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1944 - Italian Prisoners Strike for Beer
LONDON (AP) - Italian prisoners of war went on strike today at camp in southern England because their beer ration of half a pint daily was stopped. The prisoners refused to go to work in the fields, cut wood or do any other camp chores until the ration is restored.
The Berkshire Evening Eagle
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
March 14, 1944
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