Battle of the Garigliano
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The Battle of the Garigliano was a major World War II engagement in early 1944 in Italy, where Allied forces attacked German defensive positions as part of the campaign to break through the Winter Line and advance toward Rome.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Free French forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany ⓘ U.S. Fifth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign | Italian Campaign of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | January 1944 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine |
Gustav Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winter Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-01-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied advance toward the Liri Valley
ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Allied forces
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German forces ⓘ |
| location |
Garigliano River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
difficult river crossing under fire
ⓘ
use of amphibious and engineer units for crossings ⓘ |
| objective |
advance toward Rome
ⓘ
break the Winter Line ⓘ force German withdrawal from the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Tenth Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied offensive against the Winter Line
ⓘ
Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ operations related to the Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ operations to capture Rome ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied preparations along the Winter Line ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anzio landings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Rapido River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied tactical success
ⓘ
German forces conducted organized withdrawal ⓘ breach of parts of the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Garigliano River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-01-17 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
opening route to Rome from the south
ⓘ
tying down German reserves defending the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1940s
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20th century ⓘ |
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