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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 .
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
Operation Diadem order of battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the fighting on the Winter Line and at the Anzio bridgehead south of Rome during Operation Diadem in May - June 1944 which resulted in the Allied breakthrough at Cassino and the breakout at Anzio leading to the capture of Rome.
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:
The Fifth Army also controlled the U.S. VI Corps in the Anzio beachhead, some 60 miles northwest. Diadem was launched at 23:00 on 11 May 1944 by elements of the British 4th Infantry Division and 8th Indian Infantry Division, with supporting fire from the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade. They made a successful strongly opposed night crossing of ...
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 ...
North Apennines 1944–1945. WWII Campaigns. Washington DC: United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 72-34. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015; Orgill, Douglas (1967). The Gothic Line (The Autumn Campaign in Italy 1944). London: Heinemann. OCLC 906106907. Popa, Thomas A. (1996). Po Valley 1945. WWII Campaigns.
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.