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
Date 23 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.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}