The Battle of Valle Giulia (battaglia di Valle Giulia) is the conventional name for a clash between Italian militants (left-wing as well as right-wing) and the Italian police in Valle Giulia, Rome, on 1 March 1968. It is still frequently remembered as one of the first violent clashes in Italy's student unrest during the protests of 1968 or "Sessantotto".[1]
Battle of Valle Giulia
Date
1 March 1968
Location
University "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy
Result
Victory of the Police
Failure for Far-right militants to capture the University
Belligerents
Far-right militants
Italian police
Far-left militants
Commanders and leaders
Stefano Delle Chiaie
Unknown
Unknown
Strength
Around 4,000
1,000
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Extremely heavy
272 arrested 478 wounded
148 wounded
^vedi p. 397 Nanni Balestrini, Primo Moroni,L'orda d'oro: 1968-1977, Feltrinelli, 1997.
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