Battle of Monte Castello
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The Battle of Monte Castello was a key World War II engagement in the Italian Campaign where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, fought to seize a strategic mountain position from German troops.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Monte Castello canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brazilian participation in World War II
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Gothic Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies
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Axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | significant Brazilian casualties ⓘ |
| commanderAllied |
Mark W. Clark
NERFINISHED
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Mascarenhas de Moraes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderAxis | Kesselring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfMajorAssault | 1945-02-21 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-02-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Castelnuovo
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Montese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of Brazilian military contribution to the Allied war effort ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery support
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infantry operations ⓘ mountain warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Apennine Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Italy ⓘ Monte Castello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first major combat engagement of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy ⓘ |
| objectiveOf | Brazilian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
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German 232nd Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Fifth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied offensive in the northern Apennines
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Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied attempts to break the Gothic Line ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-11-24 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of high ground in the northern Apennines
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support breakthrough of the Gothic Line defenses ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | capture of Monte Castello ⓘ |
| terrain | steep mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1944
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1945 ⓘ |
| weatherConditions |
snow and cold
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winter conditions ⓘ |
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