Lex Anteinternet: Monday, September 27, 1943. The commencement of the Quattro giornate di Napoli.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Monday, September 27, 1943. The commencement of the Quattro giornate di Napoli.

Naples revolved against German occupation in an event which is known as the Quattro giornate di Napoli.

Popular uprisings in advance of Allied troops would prove to be a help, and a hindrance, in the war from this point out. They placed demands on Allied commanders to quickly relieve those areas that had revolved against German rule, while also proving to be a major problem to German occupiers.

The event did show that the fight had not gone out of the Italians. . . it just wasn't directed in aid of fascism any longer.

The British 8th Army entered Foggia, Italy. This placed Allied aircraft within easy range of the Balkans, Southern Germany, and Poland.

The Australian Aboriginal and European Benedictine Catholic community of Kalumburu was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, killing five and destroying its buildings.

Professor Sam Ruben, a co-discoverer of Carbon 14, received a lethal dose of phosgene while working on war related processes. He'd die the following day.

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