Refugee children of the Great War in Liguria. Flows and assistance networks (1917-1920)

Abstract

The article utilizes primarily unpublished on archival documentation to examine the phenomenon of assistance provided to refugee children in Genoa and Liguria between 1917 and 1920. Following the emergency created by the Battle of Caporetto, managing refugee children became a significant public order issue. The young exiles often remain hidden in the documents regarding their movements, names, and associated costs, leaving behind only fragmented traces. By integrating institutional and memoir sources, this essay aims to explore a topic that has received limited attention by historiography.