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Capture of Rome

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1943–1944Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1943

Adolf Hitler7 September 1943

Rome · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Germans capture Rome after the surrender of the Italian Government to the Allies

Adolf Hitler10 December 1943

Rome · Warfare / World War, 2nd

German troops occupy Rome

1944

Adolf HitlerJune 1944

Rome · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Mussolini begs Hitler not to withdraw from Rome without a fight but is ignored

Names involved

Adolf Hitler

Provenance

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