Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo
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The Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo was a late World War II engagement in northern Italy in April 1945, where Allied forces, including the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, decisively defeated retreating German and Italian troops, contributing to the collapse of Axis resistance in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Collecchio–Fornovo canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alliedObjective | block and destroy retreating Axis columns ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Collecchio
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Battle of Collecchio-Fornovo di Taro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| axisForcesStatus | retreating ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
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German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Social Republic forces ⓘ Italian fascist troops ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Allied forces
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Axis forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantRole | Brazilian Expeditionary Force played a leading ground combat role NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo | end of organized German resistance in Italy in 1945 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date |
26 April 1945
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27 April 1945 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy | surrender of German forces in Italy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Collecchio
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Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ Fornovo di Taro NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Parma NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | encirclement and surrender of Axis forces ⓘ |
| natureOfEngagement | late-war engagement during final phase of Italian campaign ⓘ |
| opponent |
148th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
NERFINISHED
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Italian Bersaglieri units ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of retreating German and Italian troops ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian campaign of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Spring 1945 offensive in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied advance in the Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Brazilian participation in World War II ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the collapse of Axis resistance in northern Italy
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helped cut off Axis retreat routes in the Po Valley ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04-26 ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1945 ⓘ |
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