Rome WW2

Soon after WW1 Italy had a rise in fascism, lead by Benito Musollini, who after seizing power and marching to Rome, allied with the Nazi Germany. In the last years of the war, 1944 was launched a great campaign against Italy by the Allies.

Rome Colosseum in WW2.

The Italian campaing lasted a few months, resulting in allied victory. US troops were stationed around Rome, as we can see on the picture. The fall of Rome ushered new times, the German army retreated, enabling more progress in the Allied favor.