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Commemorative Ceremony For The Anniversary Of The Fosse Ardeatine Massacre

In Rome, Italy, on March 24, 2025, the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and the Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, attend a ceremony for the 81st anniversary of the massacre at the Fosse Ardeatine. The Ardeatine massacre results in the deaths of 335 civilians and Italian soldiers in Rome on March 24, 1944, by German Nazi occupation troops during the Second World War as a reprisal for the Via Rasella partisan attack conducted on the previous day in central Rome against the SS Police Regiment Bozen. Subsequently, the Ardeatine Caves site (Fosse Ardeatine) is declared a Memorial Cemetery and National Monument open daily to visitors. (Photo by Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#12191241
Date Taken	24 March 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto

Italy Rome General News FGCI Fosse Ardeatine Sergio Mattarella Roberto Gualatieri Rome Italy March 24 2025 President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri ceremony 81st anniversary massacre Fosse Ardeatine Ardeatine massacre 335 civilians Italian soldiers German Nazi troops Second World War reprisal Via Rasella partisan attack central Rome SS Police Regiment Bozen Ardeatine Caves Memorial Cemetery National Monument visitors Andrea Ronchini NurPhoto commemoration historical event Nazi occupation Italian Republic Rome history war crimes remembrance Italian soldiers German forces World War II memorial site.