Battle of the Senio
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The Battle of the Senio was a World War II engagement in Italy in April 1945, in which Allied forces attacked German defensive positions along the Senio River as part of the final offensive in the Italian Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Senio canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 10th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German 14th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany ⓘ Indian 8th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Co-belligerent Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand 2nd Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| campaign | final Allied offensive in Italy ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernard Freyberg
NERFINISHED
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Kurt von Tippelskirch NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard McCreery NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław Anders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | April 1945 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | German Gothic Line extensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-04-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Argenta Gap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Santerno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
air support
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armor ⓘ artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Emilia-Romagna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Senio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
break German defensive line along the Senio River
ⓘ
open the way to the Santerno River ⓘ support final Allied offensive in northern Italy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | fighting along the Senio winter line ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Senio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-04-09 ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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