Open city

In war, in the event of the imminent capture of a city, the government/military structure of the country that owns the city will sometimes declare the city to be open, that is to say that all defensive efforts have been abandoned. The attacking armies of the opposing military will then be expected not to bomb or otherwise attack the city, but simply march in. The whole operation is designed to protect the civilians who dwell in the city from an unnecessary battle.

Related Topics:
War - City - Government - Military - Country - Armies - Bomb - Civilian

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Some examples of this are Paris in 1940, from which the French Government fled after it became apparent that they could not defend it, and Manila in 1942 which the American military abandoned because it had lost strategic value in light of events.

Related Topics:
Paris - 1940 - French Government - Manila - 1942 - American military - Strategic

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