Battle of Gemmano
The Battle of Gemmano took place during World War II, between September 4, and September 15 of 1944. The battle occurred in the area of the Gothic Line, near the Apennine Mountains in northern Italy, which would soon turn out to be the last line of defense for the Axis Powers in Italy. The village of Gemmano was eventually captured on September 9, 1944, by the invading Eighth Army (United Kingdom), but two more subsequent attacks were needed to secure the area surrounding the village of Gemmano. Fighting was so fierce, similar to that of the famous battle of Monte Cassino, that the battle was sometimes referred to as, “ The Cassino of the Adriatic”.
| Battle of Gemmano | |||||||
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| Part of the Gothic Line Offensive during the Italian Campaign of World War II | |||||||
Platoon commanders of 7th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, part of 167th Brigade of 56th (London) Division, plan the attack on the village of Gemmano, 6 September 1944. | |||||||
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| Germany |
United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Traugott Herr | Charles Keightley | ||||||
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| German LXXVI Panzer Corps | British V Corps | ||||||
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