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Although the Axis offensive had pushed back the Americans by about 25 kilometers, Allied air power and reinforcements from the 8th Indian Infantry Division halted the offensive.
 
Although the Axis offensive had pushed back the Americans by about 25 kilometers, Allied air power and reinforcements from the 8th Indian Infantry Division halted the offensive.
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The Axis troops would form a new defensive line about 2 kilometers south of the  
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The Italian and Austrian units would form a new defensive line about 2 kilometers south of the original Axis line, bringing back large amounts of captured weapons, food, equipment, and 300 POWs.
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original line, bringing back large amounts of captured weapons, food, equipment, and 300 POWs.
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Generals Mark Clark and Lucian Truscott would be at a loss explaining the defeat of the 92nd ''Buffalo'' Division, claiming that several crack German ''Gebirgsjäger'' Battalions had overrun the US 366th and 370th Infantry Regiments. The two participating Austrian ''Gebirgsjäger'' Battalions would come under heavy criticism from the Italian commanders for taking too much time in clearing Sommocolonia.
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Generals Mark Clark and Lucian Truscott would be at a loss explaining the defeat of the 92nd ''Buffalo'' Division, claiming that several crack German ''Gebirgsjäger'' Battalions had overrun the US 366th and 370th Infantry Regiments. The two participating Austrian 'Gebirgsjäger'' Battalions would come under heavy criticism from the Italian commanders for taking too long in clearing Sommocolonia.
    
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
 
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[[Category:World War II Battles]]
 
[[Category:World War II Battles]]
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