Battle of the Senio

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The Battle of the Senio was a World War II engagement in Italy in April 1945, in which Allied forces attacked German defensive positions along the Senio River as part of the final offensive in the Italian Campaign.

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Battle of the Senio canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
belligerent Allied forces
British Eighth Army
German 10th Army
linked to: German Tenth Army

German 14th Army
Germany
Indian 8th Division
linked to: 8th Indian Division

Italian Co-belligerent Army units
New Zealand 2nd Division
Polish II Corps
Wehrmacht
campaign final Allied offensive in Italy
commander Bernard Freyberg
Kurt von Tippelskirch
Richard McCreery
Władysław Anders
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Germany
India
Italy
New Zealand
Poland
United Kingdom
date April 1945
defensiveLine German Gothic Line extensions
endDate 1945-04-10
followedBy Battle of the Argenta Gap
Battle of the Santerno
front Italian Front
involves air support
armor
artillery
infantry
location Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Senio River
objective break German defensive line along the Senio River
open the way to the Santerno River
support final Allied offensive in northern Italy
partOf Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
precededBy fighting along the Senio winter line
result Allied victory
riverCrossing Senio River
startDate 1945-04-09
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations
year 1945

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Battle of Bologna precededBy Battle of the Senio
Indian 4th Infantry Division notableEngagement Battle of the Senio
Battle of the Lamone River hasRelatedEvent Battle of the Senio
Senio River historicalEventSite Battle of the Senio