Author: Ian Blackwell
Anzio: Italy 1944
Pen and Sword Military
Battleground Europe
ISBN: 1783409983
2006
Format: EPUB
Pages: 192
Size: 18 Mb
Language: English
In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944. Achieving complete surprise, the Allies made a successful landing at Anzio, but paused rather than pushing quickly inland, a delay which gave the Germans time to seal off the area and to counterattack the beachhead.
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