Battle of the Sangro
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The Battle of the Sangro was a World War II engagement in late 1943 in which Allied forces fought German defensive positions along the Sangro River in Italy as part of the Italian Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Sangro canonical | 2 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sangro River battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
German forces ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | Allied autumn–winter offensive in Italy 1943–44 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernard Montgomery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heinrich von Vietinghoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1943 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | German Winter Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-12-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Ortona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
attacks on the Gustav Line ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesMilitaryUnit |
British Eighth Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian divisions of the Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand 2nd Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Abruzzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Sangro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
mountainous terrain and poor weather conditions
ⓘ
river crossing under fire ⓘ |
| objective |
breach German defensive positions on the Adriatic sector
ⓘ
force German withdrawal from the Sangro River line ⓘ |
| opponent |
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Tenth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied advance to the Gustav Line
ⓘ
Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied landings at Salerno ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Sangro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-11-20 ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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