Naples During World War II: Bombing, Occupation, and the Four Days of Revolt

Naples During World War II: Bombing, Occupation, and the Four Days of Revolt

Published: July 27, 2026

Duration: 10:11

Naples During World War II explores one of the most powerful and overlooked stories of World War II in Italy. In this mega episode of The Strange History Podcast, we uncover how Naples was devastated by Allied bombing raids, crippled by hunger and black markets, and occupied by German forces after the fall of Benito Mussolini. Then came the legendary Four Days of Naples, when civilians, women, students, priests, workers, and children rose in armed revolt and helped drive Nazi forces from the city before Allied troops arrived. We also cover true accounts from shelters, street barricades, heroes like Gennaro...