Monte la Difensa
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Monte la Difensa is a strategically important mountain in Italy that was the site of intense fighting during the Italian Campaign of World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monte la Difensa canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain ⓘ |
| associatedWith | First Special Service Force (Devil’s Brigade) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British units ⓘ First Special Service Force NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Fifth Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Mountains of Campania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II battle sites in Italy ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | December 1943 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInItalian | Monte La Difensa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
controls routes toward Monte Cassino
ⓘ
dominates approaches to the Liri Valley ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| impact | helped open the route toward Cassino and Rome ⓘ |
| inConflict |
Italian Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
southern Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance |
key height on the Bernhardt Line
ⓘ
observation point over Allied advance routes ⓘ |
| near |
Mignano Gap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monte la Remetanea NERFINISHED ⓘ San Pietro Infine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficult night assault by First Special Service Force
ⓘ
heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bernhardt Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German defensive positions in Italy ⓘ mountainous barrier north of Naples ⓘ |
| resultOfBattle | captured by Allied forces ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
heavily fortified positions
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rocky terrain ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| usedFor | military defense ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf |
Allied assault in December 1943
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Battle of Monte la Difensa NERFINISHED ⓘ German defensive actions in 1943 ⓘ fighting during the Italian Campaign of World War II ⓘ |
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