San Pietro

The Allied objective in Italy was the capture of Rome. They needed to follow Highway 6, passing Monte Cassino through the Winter line to get there. To reach the Winter line Allied Forces needed to capture San Pietro Infine. This …

1943-12-10

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The Allied objective in Italy was the capture of Rome. They needed to follow Highway 6, passing Monte Cassino through the Winter line to get there. To reach the Winter line Allied Forces needed to capture San Pietro Infine. This Village was located in the Mignano Valley, flanked with Monte Lungo in the South West and Monte Sammucro to the North East. A direct assault toward the village was a disaster with heavy fire from the mountains. These had to be taken first, before Rome could be reached. For the first time, Italian Forces fought with the Allies, and attacked Monte Lungo while American Rangers attacked Monte Sammucro. Only after numerous attacks and counterattacks, the mountains where captured and German forces had to retreat in order to prevent being surrounded. The rest is history

San Pietro, Italy

The Battle of San Pietro Infine was a major engagement from 8–17 December 1943, in the Italian Campaign of World War II involving Allied forces attacking from the south against heavily fortified positions of the German "Winter Line" in and around the town of San Pietro Infine, just south of Monte Cassino about halfway between Naples and Rome.

Wikipedia: Battle of San Pietro Infine

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Game Type: Standard

Board Type: Countryside

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