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German prepared defensive lines south of Rome
The Caesar Line was the last German line of defence in Italy before Rome during the Second World War. It extended from the west coast near Ostia, over the Alban Hills south of Rome, from Valmontone to Avezzano and then to Pescara on the Adriatic coast. When it was breached by the US 5th Army on the 30th of May 1944, the road to Rome was finally opened. The Germans retreated to their next line of defence, the Gothic Line . Behind the western half of the line was a subsidiary line, the Roman switch line .
