Battle of the Sangro

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The Battle of the Sangro was a World War II engagement in late 1943 in which Allied forces fought German defensive positions along the Sangro River in Italy as part of the Italian Campaign.

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Battle of the Sangro canonical 2
Sangro River battle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
alsoKnownAs Sangro River battle
belligerent Allied forces
German forces
campaignPhase Allied autumn–winter offensive in Italy 1943–44
commander Bernard Montgomery
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Germany
India
New Zealand
United Kingdom
date 1943
defensiveLine German Winter Line
endDate 1943-12-04
followedBy Battle of Ortona
attacks on the Gustav Line
front Italian Front
involvesMilitaryUnit British Eighth Army
Indian divisions of the Eighth Army
linked to: 8th Indian Division

New Zealand 2nd Division
location Abruzzo
Italy
Sangro River
notableFeature mountainous terrain and poor weather conditions
river crossing under fire
objective breach German defensive positions on the Adriatic sector
force German withdrawal from the Sangro River line
opponent Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
German Tenth Army
partOf Allied advance to the Gustav Line
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign
precededBy Allied landings at Salerno
result Allied victory
riverCrossed Sangro River
startDate 1943-11-20
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations

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German Wehrmacht in Italy engagedInBattle Battle of the Sangro
Indian 4th Infantry Division notableEngagement Battle of the Sangro
Battle of the Sangro alsoKnownAs Sangro River battle
linked to: Battle of the Sangro