5 Little-Known Facts About Nazi-Occupied Rome in WWII

<p>During the Second World War, Italy&rsquo;s position in the conflict was complicated, to say the least. The nation started off as part of the Axis powers alongside Nazi Germany and Japan, but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-germany" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">by 1943, it switched sides and joined the Allies</a>.</p> <p>The Italians began to see through the cracks of fascism and began to despise their leadership. They had grown tired of the death and devastation and just wanted the war to end.</p> <p>Obviously, the Nazis weren&rsquo;t too pleased with Italy for joining their opposition.&nbsp;<a href="https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/rome" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">And so began a nine month Nazi occupation of Rome</a>. It was a dark chapter for the Italian capital. A period of oppression, hunger, and survival for some and of imprisonment, punishment, and death for others.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/5-little-known-facts-about-nazi-occupied-rome-in-wwii-e1be1bd02a63"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>