Operation Avalanche
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Operation Avalanche was the Allied amphibious invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno in September 1943, a key campaign that led to the downfall of Mussolini’s regime and opened a new front against Nazi Germany in Europe.
Aliases (1)
- Operation Shingle ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious invasion
→
military operation → |
| belligerent |
Allies
→
Axis powers → |
| codename |
Avalanche
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|
| commander |
Harold Alexander
→
Mark W. Clark → |
| conflict |
Second World War
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| countryInvolved |
Canada
→
Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany → United Kingdom → United States → |
| date |
September 1943
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| endDate |
1943-09-16
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| followedBy |
Battle of the Volturno Line
→
advance on Naples → |
| front |
Italian Front
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|
| impact |
contributed to Italy switching sides to the Allies
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| involvedForce |
British X Corps
→
U.S. Fifth Army → U.S. VI Corps → |
| location |
Campania
→
Salerno → mainland Italy → |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of naval gunfire support
→
heavy German counterattacks against the beachhead → no preliminary naval bombardment at some beaches → |
| objective |
establish Allied presence on mainland Italy
→
secure a beachhead at Salerno → support the overthrow of Mussolini’s regime → |
| opponent |
German Tenth Army
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|
| opposingCommander |
Albert Kesselring
→
Heinrich von Vietinghoff → |
| partOf |
Allied invasion of Italy
→
Italian Campaign → |
| precededBy |
Allied invasion of Sicily
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|
| relatedArmistice |
Armistice of Cassibile
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| result |
Allied victory
→
establishment of Allied beachhead at Salerno → facilitated collapse of Italian Fascist regime → opening of a new front against Nazi Germany in Europe → |
| startDate |
1943-09-09
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| strategicSignificance |
diverted German forces from Eastern and Western Fronts
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opened direct Allied front on the European mainland south of Germany → |
| theater |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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| typeOfLanding |
amphibious landing
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|
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
British X Corps
→
Mediterranean Theater of Operations → U.S. Fifth Army → U.S. VI Corps → |
notableOperation |
|
Allied invasion of Sicily
→
Husky → Operation Baytown → |
followedBy |
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World War II
→
World War II ("Operation Shingle") → |
hasPart |
|
Italian campaign
→
Mediterranean Theater of Operations → |
includesOperation |
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Battle of Salerno
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alsoKnownAs |
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Avalanche
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codenameFor |
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German Tenth Army
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|
engagement |
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USS LST-393
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operation |
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Battle of the Volturno Line
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precededBy |
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Operation Slapstick
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relatedOperation |
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Southern Italy
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wasSiteOf |