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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Avalanche canonical | 32 |
| Operation Shingle | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious invasion
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
Axis powers ⓘ |
| codename | Avalanche ⓘ |
| commander |
Harold Alexander
ⓘ
Mark W. Clark ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | September 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-09-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Volturno Line
ⓘ
advance on Naples ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to Italy switching sides to the Allies ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Albert Kesselring
ⓘ
Heinrich von Vietinghoff ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied invasion of Italy
ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
|
| precededBy | Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| relatedArmistice |
Italian armistice of 1943
ⓘ
surface form:
Armistice of Cassibile
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
diverted German forces from Eastern and Western Fronts
ⓘ
opened direct Allied front on the European mainland south of Germany ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| typeOfLanding | amphibious landing ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation Shingle
subject surface form:
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
subject surface form:
USS LST-393
subject surface form:
Armistice of Cassibile
subject surface form:
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment