41°54′10″N 12°29′20″E / 41.9027340°N 12.4890040°E
Via Rasella attack | |||||||
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Part of the Italian campaign of World War II | |||||||
Members of the Polizeiregiment "Bozen" in Via Rasella following the attack | |||||||
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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.[1][2][3][4][5]