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WWII - European Theater of Operations/Naples-Foggia Campaign (1943-44)
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August / 1943
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January / 1944
Description (Naples-Foggia Campaign 18 Aug 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Air); 9 Sep 1943-21 Jan 1944 (Ground) After Allied bombardment of communications and airfields in Italy, Montgomery crossed the Strait of Messina on 3 September 1943 and started northward. Five days later Eisenhower announced that the Italian Government had surrendered. Fifth Army, under Clark, landed at Salerno on g September and managed to stay despite furious counterattacks. By 18 September the Germans were withdrawing northward. On 27 September Eighth Army occupied the important airfields of Foggia, and on I October Fifth Army took Naples. As the Allies pushed up the peninsula, the enemy slowed the advance and brought it to a halt at the Gustav Line.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
August / 1943
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December / 1943
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories I was with the 400th. AAA AW BATTALION . Battery "C'. when I made the invasion of Italy. We were attached to the 45th. Division. The 13th, Field Artillery was also with us. We left from Termini, Sicily And landed at Paestum, Italy.
