

On September 8, 1943, General Badoglio of the Italian Army signs an armistice with the Allies. As the news spreads, the deliriously happy people of Naples pour out into the streets to celebrate. But their joy is short-lived; the German Wehrmacht considers the truce an act of betrayal, and Nazi forces take over all military installations. Within 4 days the occupation of the city is complete, and to show the Neapolitans who is master of the city, the German command orders the public execution of an Italian sailor named Livornese and forces the populace to kneel and applaud the killing. Furthermore, male inhabitants from 5 to 50 are rounded up for work in German labor camps. Then, on September 28th, the people of Naples revolt. Without plan, without organization, the resistance gathers force throughout the city and it is now the Germans who become the hunted. Fighting with hidden arms and makeshift weapons, the partisans build barricades in their streets, mount snipers on rooftops and in parked cars, and toss grenades at Nazi tanks. Gennaro Capuozzo, a reform school boy who dies fighting the Nazi tanks, is a particular hero. Four days later, on October 1, 1943, the Wehrmacht is forced to evacuate Naples, and Allied troops are able to enter a city that has been freed by its own people. Watch or Download Full “The Four Days of Naples” Movie by Clicking button below.