Bodies of victims of the Ardeatine Massacre in the

Bodies of victims of the Ardeatine Massacre in the Roman catacomb where they were shot. 320 Italians hostages were murdered on March 24, 1944, the day after partisans killed of 32 SS Soldiers in Rome during World War 2. The 1973 film, MASSACRE IN ROME, was based on the reprisal and starred Marcello Mastroianni and Richard Burton. (BSLOC_2015_13_95)

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Atrocities Catacombs Corpses Entombed Hostages Lcgr1509 Mass Murder Nazi War Crimes Reprisals Retaliation World War 2 World War Ii

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