Battle of Montese

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The Battle of Montese was a World War II engagement in Italy in April 1945, where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, fought to break German defensive lines in the Apennine Mountains.

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instanceOf battle
associatedWith Brazilian participation in World War II
belligerent Brazilian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
German Army NERFINISHED
United States Army
Wehrmacht NERFINISHED
campaignObjective breach of the German Gothic Line defenses
combatantRole Allied forces
Axis forces NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Brazil NERFINISHED
Germany
United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1945-04-14
1945-04-15
1945-04-16
followedBy Allied advance into the Po Valley
front Italian Front NERFINISHED
historicalEra 20th century
involves Apennine Mountains NERFINISHED
location Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED
Italy
Montese NERFINISHED
Province of Modena NERFINISHED
militaryOperation Allied offensive in the northern Apennines
notableFor major engagement of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force
objective break German defensive lines in the Apennine Mountains
capture the town of Montese
opponent Brazilian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
German Army NERFINISHED
partOf Allied Spring 1945 offensive in Italy NERFINISHED
Italian Campaign NERFINISHED
final Allied offensive in Italy
precededBy winter stalemate in the northern Apennines
result Allied victory
side Allies of World War II NERFINISHED
Axis powers
strategicImportance opening the way toward the Po Valley
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED
timePeriod April 1945
typeOfEngagement infantry assault
mountain warfare
year 1945

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Brazilian Expeditionary Force notableBattle Battle of Montese