Saturday, 3 October 2026

Allied liberation of Rome on 4 June 1944, the first Axis capital freed

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Black-and-white photo of an American tank with soldiers near the Colosseum in Rome, surrounded by a crowd of cheering residents.

Rome was the first Axis capital to be liberated by the Allies. On 4 June 1944 American troops entered the city, although the northern regions of Italy remained under Fascist control almost until the end of the war

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