Italy 1943–45

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Italy 1943–45 refers to the Italian Campaign of the Second World War during which Allied forces fought to liberate Italy from Axis control, encompassing major operations from the 1943 invasion of the Italian mainland through to the end of the war in Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
theatre of war
characterizedBy amphibious landings
mountainous terrain
partisan warfare
static defensive lines
urban warfare
follows North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign
hasCause Allied plan to open a second front in Europe
Allied strategy to knock Italy out of the war
hasCommander Albert Kesselring
Bernard Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Field Marshal Harold Alexander
surface form: Harold Alexander

Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Mark W. Clark
hasEffect collapse of the Fascist regime in Italy
establishment of the Italian Social Republic in northern Italy
heavy civilian casualties in Italy
liberation of most of Italy from Axis control
surrender of Italy to the Allies
widespread destruction of Italian cities and infrastructure
hasEndTime 1945
hasFrontLine Gothic Line
Gustav Line
Winter Line
hasLocation Adriatic Sea
Italian Peninsula
Italian mainland
Sardinia
Sicily
Tyrrhenian Sea
hasOpposingForce Army Group C
German Fourteenth Army
German Tenth Army
hasOutcome Allied victory
German forces in Italy surrendered in May 1945
hasPart Allied invasion of Sicily
Allied invasion of mainland Italy
Battle of Anzio
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Salerno
German occupation of Italy
Gothic Line offensive
Italian Civil War
Operation Avalanche
Operation Baytown
Operation Slapstick
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
Winter Line operations
surface form: Winter Line campaign

armistice of Cassibile
liberation of Bologna
liberation of Florence
liberation of Milan
liberation of Rome
hasParticipant Allied forces
Axis powers
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
Canada
Free French Forces
surface form: Free French forces

Indian Army
surface form: Indian Army units

Italian Co-Belligerent Army
surface form: Italian Co-belligerent Army

Italian Social Republic
Italian partisans
Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
New Zealand forces
Polish II Corps
South African forces
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
hasStartTime 1943
hasStrategicObjective divert German forces from the Eastern Front
remove Italy from the Axis alliance
secure Mediterranean sea lanes
historicalPeriod late phase of the European theatre of World War II
notableFor destruction of the Abbey of Monte Cassino
heavy casualties on both sides
massacres of civilians by occupying forces
slow Allied advance up the peninsula
partOf World War II
surface form: Second World War
temporalRelation continued after the liberation of Rome in June 1944
overlapped with preparations for Operation Overlord

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HMS Ajax battleHonour Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: Salerno 1943
British X Corps notableBattleHonour Italy 1943–45
French I Corps engagement Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: Italian Campaign (1943–1945)
Battle of the Moro River partOf Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: Italian Front of World War II
Joachim Peiper participatedIn Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: Italian Front operations in World War II
2nd Armoured Brigade campaign Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: Italian Campaign (1943–1945)
PPCLI battleHonoursInclude Italy 1943–45
Marina Nazionale Repubblicana historicalPeriod Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: World War II in Italy
Verona trial partOf Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: World War II in Italy
HMS Eskimo battleHonour Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: Salerno 1943
Battle of Troina front Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: Italian Front in World War II
Paisan depicts Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: World War II in Italy
Luce film archive subjectArea Italy 1943–45
this entity surface form: World War II in Italy