Allied POWs on the run during the German occupation of Italy
Posted by Victor Failmezger on 1 March 2021 10:17:00 GMT In Military History, Featured
From the street fighting that heralded the German occupation to the Gestapo repression that followed, 'Rome – City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943–44' is the gripping story of the German occupation of Rome from the Italian armistice in September 1943 until the Allied liberation of the city on 5 June 1944. In today's blog post, author Victor Failmezger shares the experience of a POW, British lieutenant, John Furman, during the occupation.Continue Reading