A Bloody Waste

The breakout from Anzio began on 23 May, and two days later the FSSF, along with the US 3rd Infantry Division, was pushing hard for the towns of Artena and Valmonte. These towns lay either side of Highway 6. With the Gustav Line shattered farther south, the German Tenth Army …

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The breakout from Anzio began on 23 May, and two days later the FSSF, along with the US 3rd Infantry Division, was pushing hard for the towns of Artena and Valmonte. These towns lay either side of Highway 6. With the Gustav Line shattered farther south, the German Tenth Army would be anxious to withdraw along this axis. If the Allies could close the Artena-Valmonte Gap in time, they would trap the bulk of the Tenth Army south of Rome. The FSSF and elements of the 3rd Infantry Division reached Artena on 1 June. With the support of tank destroyers and Shermans, the infantry assaulted the prepared positions around the Artena train station.

Artena-Valmonte Gap, Italy

The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome). The operation was opposed by German forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno. The operation was initially commanded by Major General John P. Lucas, of the U.S. Army, commanding U.S. VI Corps with the intention being to outflank German forces at the Winter Line and enable an attack on Rome.

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