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The Unholy Battle for Rome

In September 1943, the German Army marched into Rome, beginning a 9-month battle for control of the "Eternal City." It was the Allied aim to preserve the Holy City's sacred institutions and treasures.  THE UNHOLY BATTLE FOR ROME , based on the book The Battle for Rome by Robert Katz, premieres Friday, April 21st at 8 pm ET/PT on The History Channel®. (Watch Video) 

In October of 1943 the Germans shipped more than 1,000 members of Rome's Jewish community to Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than 800 perished.  When Italian partisans began guerilla operation against the Germans on the streets of Rome, the once distant war exploded on one of civilizations oldest and most beautiful cities.

The show focuses on research and interviews that Robert Katz conducted for his book and examines previously secret documents from Italian, German, Vatican, OSS and CIA archives.  The show features interviews from Roman citizens, informants, opportunists, spies, double agents, and Germans who risked death in an effort to save Jews.

THE UNHOLY BATTLE FOR ROME revisits a thrilling, tragic time and shows the city as the hotbed of assassination, treason, and bravery that it was and unflinchingly examines unresolved controversies. 

Executive Producer for The History Channel is Marc Etkind.  Executive Producers for Lou Reda Productions is Lou and Scott L. Reda. THE UNHOLY BATTLE FOR ROME is produced by Lou Reda Productions.