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The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that commenced January 22, 1944. The battle began with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle , and ended on June 4, 1944, with the liberation of Rome .
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Major General John Porter Lucas (January 14, 1890 – December 24, 1949) was a senior officer of the United States Army who saw service in World War I and World War II.He is most remembered for being the commander of VI Corps during the Battle of Anzio (codenamed Operation Shingle) in early 1944 during the Italian campaign of World War II.
1944 was a leap year ... US Army troops landing at Anzio during Operation Shingle, ... is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. [58]
The 6615th landed at Peter Beach in the port of Anzio, on January 22, 1944.It suffered very few casualties and moved into the city itself. After the U.S. VI Corps occupied Anzio, the corps commander, Major General John P. Lucas and the 3rd Division commander, Major General Lucian Truscott, met with Colonel Darby and decided to have the Rangers sneak behind the German lines and capture the town ...
On 22 January 1944, the Anglo-Americans landed at Anzio, creating a bridgehead behind the German front of the Gustav Line. [43] The Roman Castles found themselves catapulted to the rear of the German front, subjected to continuous Anglo-American bombardment. Genzano was hit on 30 January, Albano and Ariccia on 1 February, and Marino on 2 February.
From 1940 to 1945 Anzio was united with Nettuno in a single municipality (comune): Nettunia. [10] Anzio and Nettuno are also notable as sites of an Allied forces landing and the ensuing Battle of Anzio during World War II. The Commonwealth Anzio War Cemetery and Beach Head War Cemetery are located here. In February 1944 American soldiers (the U.S.
The Battle of Anzio began with an Allied amphibious landing in the region of Anzio and Nettuno, with the objective of outflanking German forces at the Winter Line and setting up a drive on Rome. The Battle of Rapido River ended in German defensive victory. Walter Model replaced Georg von Küchler as commander of Army Group North. [7]