The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How an American spy helped liberate Rome, 75 years ago In the night between June 4th and 5th 1944, Allied soldiers arrived in Rome and the city became the first Axis capital to be liberated from the Nazis. One of those to greet them was an American writer and undercover agent who had spent months working with the Italian resistance to pave the way for Rome's liberation. https://www.thelocal.it/20190605/how-an-american-spy-helped-liberate-rome-75-years-ago Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:59:23 +0200 how-an-american-spy-helped-liberate-rome-75-years-ago On the trail of the Italian Resistance in Milan The traces of World War Two are everywhere in Italy – even if they're increasingly ignored. Cartoonist Adam Rugnetta takes us on an anti-fascist tour of his adopted city, Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20190530/anti-fascist-tour-of-milan-italian-resistance Thu, 30 May 2019 17:45:32 +0200 anti-fascist-tour-of-milan-italian-resistance Memorials to Italian Resistance vandalized on Liberation Day Several memorials to the Italians who fought Fascism were vandalized amid Liberation Day celebrations on April 25th, the day Italy commemorates its liberation from the Nazis and their allies. https://www.thelocal.it/20190426/memorials-to-italian-resistance-vandalized-on-liberation-day Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:10:38 +0200 memorials-to-italian-resistance-vandalized-on-liberation-day Seven faces of the Italian resistance whose stories you should know On April 25th, Italy marks the anniversary of the country's liberation from Nazi Occupation. https://www.thelocal.it/20170425/seven-faces-of-the-italian-resistance-movement-whose-stories-you-should-know Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:04:11 +0200 seven-faces-of-the-italian-resistance-movement-whose-stories-you-should-know Six lesser-known World War II sites to visit in Italy As Italy commemorates the 75th anniversary of its wartime surrender, signed on September 3rd 1943 and made public five days later, researcher Anne Saunders tells the stories behind some of the most evocative World War II sites you can visit today. https://www.thelocal.it/20180903/six-world-war-ii-sites-to-visit-in-italy Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:00:26 +0200 six-world-war-ii-sites-to-visit-in-italy