Freed After the Armistice
“We were landed on the neighboring shore and taken, under escort, on board the Hapsburg. There we were despoiled of our clothing and given Austrian uniforms. Then we were removed to the arsenal, where we arrived at 8. From that moment we became prisoners of war, but for four days only. On the signing of the armistice with Austria, Italian naval forces entered Pola—and we were free.”