In war, an open city is a settlement which has announced it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of the imminent capture of the city to avoid destruction. Once a city has declared itself open, the opposing military will be expected under international law to peacefully occupy the city rather than destroy it.

members

here now

Everything about open city →

Live room · 1 here

Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.

Join the room

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

open city

in war, a city in which one side abandons all defensive efforts

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Site Journal

Not who you're looking for? Others named open city: 2008 South Korean film directed by Lee Sang-gi · former American magazine and book publisher · 2011 novel by Teju Cole · weekly underground newspaper published in Los Angeles by jou

Feed Discussions About

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About open city