Malcolm Gaskill · Strike at the Knee: Italy, 1943 lrb.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lrb.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In the last part of our release news extravaganza we turn towards the Tirailleurs Marocains you will find on La Hardt Forest and take a look at the full changelog for Compagnons.
World War II - Italian Front, 1944: The Allies northward advance up the Italian peninsula to Rome was still blocked by Kesselring s Gustav Line, which was hinged on Monte Cassino.
Battle of Anzio, (January 22–June 5, 1944) World War II battle, fought during the Italian Campaign. Some 50,000 Allied troops staged an amphibious landing (codenamed Operation Shingle) at Anzio, 33 miles (53 km) south of Rome, in an effort to bypass the strong German defenses along the Gustav Line.