The true story of a partisan attack on an SS brigade in Nazi-occupied Rome, which sparks a brutal retaliation and ultimately leads to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders of SS-Lieutenant Colonel Kappler.
Massacre in Rome
During World War II, a catastrophic bombing in Rome on March 23, 1944, led to the deaths of 33 German soldiers. In response, Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler was instructed to exact brutal revenge by executing 330 innocent Italians.
