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 | 1944-02-01 | Expanding the Beachhead | The US 3rd Division captured ground up to three miles deep on a seven-mile wide front, but failed to break through or capture Cisterna. | Read about 'Expanding the Beachhead' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Expanding the Beachhead' | |
| 1944-01-30 | 1944-02-02 | Battle of Cisterna | 803 men are killed or captured when an attempt by US ranger units to infiltrate and capture Cisterna is discovered and ambushed by a large Panzer unit. | Read about 'Battle of Cisterna' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Cisterna' |
| 1944-01-22 | 1944-06-05 | Operation Shingle | The allied operation intended to outflank the German winter line and open up an offensive on Rome. The resulting battle is commonly known as the Battle of Anzio. | Read about 'Operation Shingle' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Shingle' |
| 1944-01-20 | Main attack at Cassino | A battalion of the 143rd Regiment, 35th ID was able to get across the Rapido on the south side of San Angelo and two companies of the 141st Regiment on the north side. They were isolated without armour support and were eventually wiped out. | Read about 'Main attack at Cassino' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Main attack at Cassino' | |
| 1944-01-17 | 1944-05-18 | Monte Casino | The Gustav line was assaulted four times by Allied troops. For the last of these the Allies gathered 20 divisions for a major assault along a twenty mile front and drove the German defenders from their positions but at a high cost. | Read about 'Monte Casino' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Monte Casino' |
| 1943-12-26 | Scharnhorst | A total of 55 torpedoes and 2,195 shells are fired at German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst. At 19:45 hours she sinks, her propellers still turning. Of a total complement of 1,968 men, only 36 survived. | Read about 'Scharnhorst ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Scharnhorst ' | |
| 1943-12-20 | 1943-12-28 | Battle of Ortona | battle fought between German 1st Parachute Division and assaulting 1st Canadian Infantry Division. It was the culmination of the fighting on the Adriatic front in Italy during "Bloody December". | Read about 'Battle of Ortona' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Ortona' |
| 1943-12-16 | Orsogna Counterattack | At 3:15 German troops from the 6th Parachute regiment counter-attacked 1st NZ Battalion troops but were repelled and retired by daylight. | Read about 'Orsogna Counterattack' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Orsogna Counterattack' | |
| 1943-12-13 | Kalavryta Massacre | Extermination of the male population and the subsequent total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, in Greece, by German occupying forces. | Read about 'Kalavryta Massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kalavryta Massacre' | |
| 1943-12-05 | Operation Crossbow | Allies launch a concerted campaign to counter Axis long range weapon programs, the V-1 and V-2 "flying bombs". | Read about 'Operation Crossbow' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Crossbow' |
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