1944 in Italy

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See also:	Other events of 1944 History of Italy  • Timeline  •  Years

Events from the year 1944 in Italy.

Incumbents

• King: Victor Emmanuel III

Events

• January 8–10 - Verona trial
• January 30 – February 2 - Battle of Cisterna
• March 2/3 - Balvano train disaster
• March 24 - Ardeatine massacre
• June 16 – July 18 - Battle of Ancona
• August 12 - Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre
• September 4–15 - Battle of Gemmano
• September 29 - Marzabotto massacre
• December 26–28 - Battle of Garfagnana

Births

• January 5 - Franco Ferrini, screenwriter
• April 6 - Anita Pallenberg, film actress and model (d. 2017)

Deaths

• January 11 (executed by firing squad):
  • Emilio De Bono, military leader, 77
  • Galeazzo Ciano, politician, 40
  • Giovanni Marinelli, politician, 64
• March 24 - Pietro Pappagallo
• March 27 - Eduino Francini, partisan, 18 (killed in action)
• September 22 - Pietro Caruso

See also

• Italian Campaign (World War II)