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Operation Winter Storm (Gothic Line) (view source)
Revision as of 03:52, September 8, 2016
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In February 1945, the 92nd Infantry Division again came up against ''RSI'' units. This time Bersaglieri battalions from the ''Italia'' Division. The Italians successfully halted the American advance. The Americans admit losing 22 tanks from the 758th Tank Battalion and suffering more than 1,100 killed, wounded or captured (including 56 officers) in the fighting for Mount Della Stella and Cinquale Canal.
In February 1945, the 92nd Infantry Division again came up against ''RSI'' units. This time Bersaglieri battalions from the ''Italia'' Division. The Italians successfully halted the American advance. The Americans admit losing 22 tanks from the 758th Tank Battalion and suffering more than 1,100 killed, wounded or captured (including 56 officers) in the fighting for Mount Della Stella and Cinquale Canal.
After the war, Sommocolonia’s residents built a peace memorial to honour Lieutenant John R Fox and all the civilians and Allied and Axis soldiers that died in the battle. The villagers even named one of the streets in Sommocolonia after the ''Buffalo'' Division of which Fox was a member.
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[[Category:World War II Battles]]
[[Category:World War II Battles]]