In 1943, the Italian government surrendered to the Allied forces.

The Germans not wanting to seed such a large part of Europe to the Allies quickly occupied Northern and Central Italy.

However, as the Germans occupied Rome, there occurred an outbreak of what was known as Syndrome K.

Cases of Syndrome K in one Roman hospital were so great that even members of the dreaded German

Gestapo feared to enter.

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notes. In 1943 the war wasn't going so well for Italy. The Allies had invaded Sicily in July and quickly

liberated the island. This led to the collapse of the Italian government.

The leader of Italy, Benito Mussolini, was arrested and the Italian King Victor Emmanuel the third signed a treaty of unconditional surrender with the Allies.

This allowed the Allies to land in Italy unmolested and occupy the lower half of the peninsula.

The Germans couldn't let the Allies get that much of a foothold in Europe,

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