On January 22, 1944, British and American troops in World War II launched the "Anzio Landing" on the Italian front. It was a sea landing in the two resort towns of Anzio and Netuno, located in the far rear of the German defense of the "Gustav Line". Since the fall of 1943, the Allies have been trying to break through the defensive line that roughly divided the Apennine Peninsula in two.
Anzio landingOperation Anzio-Nettuno landing was an important Allied operation in the Italian theater of World War II. The goal of the operation was to cut off the German winter line in central Italy, forcing the Germans to abandon the line and retreat to Rome.
The landing operation took place in the early hours of January 22, 1944. Allied forces landed in Anzio and Netuno, with a total of 36,000 soldiers and 2,300 armoured vehicles participating. In the early days of the landing, the Allies encountered little resistance, and all 36,000 soldiers landed successfully.
However, instead of launching an immediate attack, the Allied commanders chose to hold on to the beachhead and wait for reinforcements. This gave the Germans ample time to mobilize their forces and blockade the landing site.
On 16 February, the Germans launched a ** campaign to shrink the Allied landing ground to a small area. The Allies finally succeeded in holding the landing ground after paying a huge amount of **.
The destroyed "Sherman" tank was heavily fought by the Allies and Germans around the landing site over the next few months. It was not until 13 May that the Allies launched a general offensive, breaking through the German lines and capturing Rome on 24 May.
The Anzio-Nettuno landing was an important Allied victory on the Italian battlefield. Although the operation came at a great cost, it was ultimately a success, laying the groundwork for the Allied occupation of Rome.
Campaign map of the Anzio-Nettuno landingThis map shows the situation on the Italian battlefield at the time of the Anzio-Nettuno landing. In the picture, the Allied offensive target was the German winter line of defense in central Italy, the "line". The Allies landed at Anzio and Netuno, trying to cut off the lines of communication of the "Line" and forcing the Germans to retreat.
German 280-mm heavy artillery 280-mm heavy guns used by German troops at the Anzio landing site. The gun was one of the most powerful guns of the German army at that time and could fire shells weighing up to 100 kg. The artillery had caused serious damage to the Anzio landing ground, but was eventually captured by the Allies.
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