Crossing the Volturno

After coming out of the bridgehead they've established at Salerno, elements of the 5th US Army reach the southern bank of the Volturno river on the 5th of October 1943. During the night of October 12-13, British and US troops …

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After coming out of the bridgehead they've established at Salerno, elements of the 5th US Army reach the southern bank of the Volturno river on the 5th of October 1943. During the night of October 12-13, British and US troops cross the river en masse. While the British find themselves pinned down next to the river, US troops of 6th Army Corps and in particular units of the 3rd US Infantry Division manage to cross the Volturno east of Triflisco and succeed in taking Monte Majulo and Piana di Caiazzo. The US engineers immediately set out to build a pontoon bridge, allowing tanks to cross and enabling the British to reinforce their bridgehead and finally break through. The 1st battalion of 15th Infantry Regiment in which Sergeant Audie Murphy served was involved in the action, near Triflisco.

Monte Majulo, Italy

The Bernhardt Line was a German defensive line in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. Having reached the Bernhardt Line at the start of December 1943, it took until mid-January 1944 for the U.S. Fifth Army to fight their way to the next line of defenses, the Gustav Line. The line was defended by XIV Panzer Corps, part of the German Tenth Army.

Wikipedia: Bernhardt Line

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