Battle of Cisterna
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The Battle of Cisterna was a major World War II clash during the Anzio campaign in early 1944, notable for the heavy losses suffered by U.S. Ranger units in an unsuccessful attempt to break German defensive lines in Italy.
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| Battle of Cisterna canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Cisterna Context triple: [German Fourteenth Army, engagement, Battle of Cisterna]
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Battle of Lucocisterna
The Battle of Lucocisterna was a significant medieval clash in Sardinia between the Crown of Aragon and local forces that helped secure Aragonese control over the island.
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Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Barbalissos
The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Cisterna Target entity description: The Battle of Cisterna was a major World War II clash during the Anzio campaign in early 1944, notable for the heavy losses suffered by U.S. Ranger units in an unsuccessful attempt to break German defensive lines in Italy.
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A.
Battle of Lucocisterna
The Battle of Lucocisterna was a significant medieval clash in Sardinia between the Crown of Aragon and local forces that helped secure Aragonese control over the island.
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B.
Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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C.
Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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D.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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E.
Battle of Barbalissos
The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Cisterna di Littoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy (Allied co-belligerent) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | Anzio campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantUnit |
German 715th Infantry Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Hermann Göring Panzer Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 1st Ranger Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 3rd Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 3rd Ranger Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. 4th Ranger Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Eberhard von Mackensen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucian K. Truscott NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Darby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 1944-01-30 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-02-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | prolonged stalemate at Anzio ⓘ |
| front | Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | considered a costly failure for U.S. Rangers ⓘ |
| memorial | monuments to U.S. Rangers near Cisterna di Latina ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encirclement and destruction of two U.S. Ranger battalions
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heavy losses of U.S. Ranger units ⓘ |
| objective |
break German defensive lines near Cisterna
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expand the Anzio beachhead ⓘ |
| operation | Operation Shingle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
German 14th Army
NERFINISHED
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive German defensive success ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Anzio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Cisterna di Latina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | Allied landings at Anzio ⓘ |
| RangerBattalionsLost |
1st Ranger Battalion
NERFINISHED
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3rd Ranger Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RangerBattalionsSeverelyMauled | 4th Ranger Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lazio ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Anzio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | German victory ⓘ |
| strategicContext | attempt to break out from the Anzio beachhead ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation |
German forces had strong defensive positions and armor support
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U.S. Rangers advanced ahead of main force and were cut off ⓘ |
| terrain | rural farmland and small town urban area ⓘ |
| timePeriod | January–February 1944 ⓘ |
| U.S.Casualties | over 700 Rangers killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cisterna Description of subject: The Battle of Cisterna was a major World War II clash during the Anzio campaign in early 1944, notable for the heavy losses suffered by U.S. Ranger units in an unsuccessful attempt to break German defensive lines in Italy.
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