Via Rasella attack

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Via Rasella attack
Part of the Italian campaign of World War II

Members of the Polizeiregiment "Bozen" in Via Rasella following the attack
Date23 March 1944
Location
Rome, Italy
Result Successful attack, followed by fierce German retaliation
Belligerents
Gruppi di Azione Patriottica (GAP)  Germany
Units involved
GAP combatants Polizeiregiment "Bozen"
Strength
11 156
Casualties and losses
None 152 men
(42 killed, 110 wounded)
5 Italian civilians killed
~50 Italian civilians injured

The Via Rasella attack (Italian: attacco di via Rasella) was an action taken by the Italian resistance movement against the Nazi German occupation forces in Rome, Italy, on 23 March 1944.

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