Curated category
1944 in Italy
- Marzabotto massacreIn the mountainous terrain south of Bologna, a small village named Marzabotto became the site of a systematic slaughter during October 1944.
- Winter LineOrganisation Todt built the Winter Line during World War II. Field Marshal Albert Kesselring commanded these fortifications across Italy.
- Battle of AnzioWinston Churchill lay recovering from pneumonia in Marrakesh when he conceived Operation Shingle in December 1943. The British Prime Minister wanted to land…
- Italian Civil WarOn the night between 24 and the 25th of July 1943, the Grand Council of Fascism approved a motion of no confidence against Benito Mussolini.
- Italian Social RepublicOn the 24th of July 1943, Dino Grandi presented a motion to the Grand Council of Fascism. The vote passed with twenty-one votes in favor and only seven…
- Ardeatine massacreOn the 24th of July 1943, the Fascist Grand Council met for the first time since 1939 and voted no confidence in Benito Mussolini.