the city of rome is situated on the river tiber.
the city of rome is situated on the river tiber.
the city of rome is situated on the river?
tiber
kesselring supported the italian declaration of rome as an open city on 14 august 1943, after rome was bombed for the first time on 19 july with over 700 civilian deaths. the unilateral declaration was never accepted by the allies as the city remained centres of government and industry, and while the americans supported accepting the open city status of rome, the british remained implacably opposed. the replacement of the american eisenhower with the british general sir henry maitland wilson as theatre commander loosened restrictions at that level. as a result, rome was bombed by the allies many times. for kesselring, the open city status held many advantages, as it promised a means of quelling unrest in rome and scored a propaganda triumph. moreover, as operation strangle took its toll, trains ceased to move through rome and german vehicle convoys routinely bypassed the city. however, when the fighting drew close to rome in may 1944, there were considerable tactical advantages to be had from defending the tiber bridges, but the german ambassador to the vatican, ernst von weizsacker urged kesselring not to do so, and kesselring withdrew from rome without mounting a defence there, saving the city. after the allies occupied rome, the open city declaration was disregarded, and they made full use of rome for military purposes.
albert kesselring
section::::general reference.









































bullet::::- pronunciation: ; ,









































bullet::::- common english name(s): rome









































bullet::::- official english name(s): city of rome









































bullet::::- adjectival(s): roman









































bullet::::- demonym(s): roman









































section::::geography of rome.









































geography of rome









































bullet::::- rome is:









































bullet::::- a city









































bullet::::- capital of italy









































bullet::::- capital of lazio









































bullet::::- capital of the metropolitan city of rome









































bullet::::- population of rome: 2,873,494









































bullet::::- area of rome:









































bullet::::- topography of ancient rome









































section::::geography of rome.:location of rome.









































bullet::::- rome is situated within the following regions:









































bullet::::- northern hemisphere and eastern hemisphere









































bullet::::- eurasia









































bullet::::- europe (outline)









































bullet::::- western europe









































bullet::::- southern europe









































bullet::::- italian peninsula
outline of rome