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Battle of Ancona (17–18 July 1944) The first obstacle to cross was the Chienti river. Polish troops reached it on 21 June, and heavy fighting lasted in that region until 30 June. [1] The main offensive on Ancona began on 17 July. [1] Polish armored troops took Monte della Crescia and outflanked German troops defending Ancona. [1]
The second raid took place on 1 November 1943, and was by far the deadliest raid suffered by Ancona; seventy-eight North American B-25 Mitchell bombers of the 12th Air Force, in two waves (at 12:16 and 12:55), dropped their bombs on the marshalling yard and the shipyard, but a large part of the bombs ended up hitting the city, killing between ...
The following is a list of German naval ports during World War II. Ports operated by the Kriegsmarine were divided into two classes - major and minor. For most major ports, a port commander ( Hafenkommandanten ) was the senior most officer in charge of the port.
107 CE – Mole constructed in the Port of Ancona . [4] ... 1943 – Bombing of Ancona (1943) during World War II. 1944 – Battle of Ancona. 1949 ...
The Jews of Ancona received full emancipation in 1848 with the election of Pope Pius IX. In 1938, 1177 lived in Ancona; [22] 53 Jews were sent away to Germany, 15 of them survived and returned to the town after World War II. [citation needed] The majority of the Jewish community stayed in town or emigrated due to high ransoms paid to the ...
The Adriatic campaign of World War II was a minor naval campaign fought ... island was the Port of ... on German ships which arrived from Istria to Ancona on 2 May ...
Senigallia (or Sinigaglia in Old Italian; Romagnol: S'nigaja) is a comune (municipality) and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast. It is situated in the province of Ancona, in the Italian region of Marche, and lies approximately 30 kilometres north-west of the provincial capital city Ancona.
Map of the province of Ancona. The Bombardment of Ancona was a naval engagement of the Adriatic Campaign of World War I between the navies of Italy and Austria-Hungary.Forces of the Imperial and Royal Navy attacked and bombarded military and civilian targets all across Ancona in central Italy and several other nearby islands and communities in response to Italy's declaration of war on Austria ...