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Anzio (/ ˈ æ n z i oʊ /, [4] [5] also US: / ˈ ɑː n t s i oʊ /; [6] Italian:) is a town and comune on Lazio coast region of Italy, about 51 kilometres (32 mi) south of Rome. Well known for its seaside resorts, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza , Palmarola , and Ventotene .
Anzio 22 January-24 May 1944 [24] Rome-Arno 22 January-9 September 1944 [24] Southern France 15 August-14 September 1944 [24] Northern Apennines 10 September 1944 – 4 April 1945 [24] Po Valley 5 April-8 May 1945 [24]
Anzio: 22 January – 24 May 1944, the landing and battle at Anzio; Rome–Arno: 22 January – 9 September 1944, from the landing at Anzio to the arrival at the Gothic Line; Northern Apennines: 10 September 1944 – 4 April 1945, the Gothic Line battles; Po Valley: 5 April – 8 May 1945, the allied spring offensive 1945; Western Europe campaigns:
By 14 February, the first company deployed piecemeal in the Anzio region near Aprilia (known as The Factory), as the second company arrived in Rome. [5] Attacking the beachhead. On 15 February the battalion was attached to the 26th Panzer Division. A single platoon attempted to push toward the beachhead the next day, but muddy conditions foiled ...
Another monument had already been erected at the approximate spot where his father fell. After many years of not knowing the details of what happened on that fateful day, Waters was finally able to get some closure after 93-year-old Fusilier and Anzio veteran Harry Shindler uncovered precise details of the time and place of Waters' father's death.
Anzio: The Friction of War. Italy and the Battle for Rome 1944. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-7553-1420-1. "Orders of Battle.com". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007; Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "World War II unit histories and officers". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007
Anzio: The Friction of War. Italy and the Battle for Rome 1944. Headline Publishing Group, London. ISBN 978-0-7553-1420-1. Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "World War II unit histories and officers". Archived from the original on 3 December 2008; Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1960]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex ...
Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II American military war grave cemetery, located in Nettuno, near Anzio, Italy. The cemetery, containing 7,858 American war dead, covers 77 acres (31 ha) and was dedicated in 1956. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. [1]