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	Gemmano 1944. Part 1 : the Gothic Line and the Operation Olive
		The Battle of Gemmano was on the verge of its outbreaking
		The sector was defended by 290th Regiment of the 98th Division, and by the fire of the guns of the 100th Gebirgsjäger Regiment deployed on the hill of Gemmano.
		The Battle of Gemmano was one of the bitterest fightings of the entire Italian campaign.
	www.members.tripod.com /aries46/gemmoliv.htm (2290 words)

	Italy_II
		In early August hard battles were fought towards Florence, and the Polish had captured Ancona.
		September ending the battle of the Gothic Line perhaps the greatest triumph in the divisions history.
		Gemmano was a large outstanding ridge south of the river Conca, on this main ridge were many hills and dips with achieved notoriety in the fighting.
	www.btinternet.com /~oneofmany/html/italy_ii.html (1915 words)

	ALTRA ROMAGNA WEB SITE - Sito ufficiale del gruppo di azione locale dell'area romagnola
		Gemmano is the ideal place for country-lovers, with a special charm.
		Gemmano stands on a high hill, and so was the ideal spot for a fortress.
		Few traces remain, however, since Gemmano was the scene for a ferocious battle between the Allies and the German troops when the Gothic Line”; was broken and the village suffered terrible bombardments.
	www.altraromagna.net /eng/vallate/gemmano.htm (375 words)

	8th Army: Deeds and Dates
		The resultant battle of Sidi Rezegh was the key battle of this campaign, and was a pitched battle between armour.
		The battle for the town and port of Termoli began on October 1.
		The river was crossed on the night of October 22-23, and a fierce battle to consolidate this bridgehead began on October 26.
	www.warlinks.com /pages/8thdeeds.html (1722 words)

	Gothic line - Background, Allies' Plan of Attack, The Battle of Gemmano, The Battle for Rimini
		General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth Army would then attack in the now weakened central Apennines north of Florence towards Bologna with the right wing of the attack fanning towards the coast to create a pincer with the Eighth Army advance.
		The Battle of Gemmano (August-September 1944), nicknamed by some historians as the "Cassino of the Adriatic", took place along the Gothic line;
		In August 1944, Allied forces primarily consisting of Canadian I Corps and the British 8th Army Group moved to the Adriatic in preparation for an assault on the Gothic Line from those positions.
	encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com /pages/8990/Gothic-line.html (621 words)

	RIMINI: Gemmano
		Gemmano is the ideal place for country-lovers, and has a special charm.
		Few traces remain, however, since Gemmano was the scene for a ferocious battle between the Allies and the German troops when the “Gothic Line” was broken and the village suffered terrible bombardments.
		The Ventena Valley This little valley between Gemmano and Montefiore This little valley between Gemmano and Montefiore is miraculously wild and unspoilt for an area so close to the busy tourist resorts of the coast.
	www.inrimini.com /more/gemmano.htm (606 words)

	The Coriano Ridge
		The Battle for Gemmano and the Coriano Ridge
		By 4th September 1944 only the lightly defended village of San Savino stood in the way of 46th Infantry Division, supported by Churchills of the North Irish Horse, and the capture of the vacated Coriano Ridge - it was not to be.
		Gemmano became known as the "Cassino of the Adriatic".
	www.northirishhorse.org /addenda/Gemmano.html (430 words)

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		Italian Front - The British V Corps advances towards the hills of Gemmano and Coriano.
		In the eastern sector, the battle begins for the capture of the hills of Coriano and Gemmano.
		Italian Front - The second battle for the capture of the Coriano hill-top begins.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/wwii/50.years.ago/jbd/sep1944.txt (7236 words)

	WW2 Links
		Association of Museums of the Battle of the Ardennes - details and links to all Bulge museums.
		Battle of the Bulge: The Ardennes Offensive - useful overview.
		CEBA Luxembourg - association which studies the Battle of the Bulge and runs Clervaux museum.
	battlefieldsww2.50megs.com /ww2_links.htm (1735 words)

	Battle of Gemmano - Definition, explanation
		The Battle of Gemmano was fought between the German and Allied forces in World War II.
		It consisted of a series of four British attacks between 4 September- 15 September 1944 on the German defenses in and around the village of Gemmano.
		Fighting was heavy, and the Battle of Gemmano has been called the "Cassino of the Adriatic" by some historians.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/ba/battle_of_gemmano.php (144 words)

	Durham Light Infantry
		During the battle, the 68th were the only British troops to fight in red, having thrown off their grey greatcoats to reach their ammunition pouches.
		The invasion from the Sudan was halted at Ginnis, the last battle fought by the British Army in red rather than the new khaki tunics.
		The Battle of the Somme in 1916 was, for the new battalions of volunteers, a baptism of fire.
	www.lightinfantry.me.uk /dli.htm (1996 words)

	Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
		Battle of Waterloo by Chris Collingwood Officer and men of the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry, flanked by the 95th Rifle Regiment at the turning point of the Battle of Waterloo 18th June 1815.
		The second Battle for Ypres (April to May 1917) opened with a Chlorine gas attack by the Germans, This opened a large gap in the British lines, But the Germans were unable to exploit the situation, before the British had filled the gap with reserves.
		From 1808 to 1814 the regiment was heavily engaged in the Peninsular War, of the twenty-three battle honours awarded during that campaign the Oxfordshires received thirteen and their losses amounted to 1,629 according to the casualty tables shown in the book.
	www.regimental-art.com /ox_and_bucks_light_inf.htm (3048 words)

	Infantry Regiments Page
		In the battle of Calais all three of these battalions were lost, but not before they have held up a large German armoured force trying to get to the BEF at Dunkirk, for three important days.
		There were few battle casualties but heavy losses from fever and their return to the Peninsula was delayed by a long period of recuperation and recruitment.
		During the battle for Livarot 21st August 1944, 'D' Company was over-run by the SS of the Langemarck Division, consisting mainly of renegade French, Belgians and Dutchman.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/orginfantry.htm (8582 words)

	The Kings & Cheshire Regiment - B (Cheshire) Company - History
		The 6th Battalion, in the 56th Division from Tripoli, took part in the assault landing at Salerno and in the difficult operations leading to the capture of Naples and the advance to the winter line.
		After a rest in Egypt, the 6th Battalion took part in the Gothic Line Battles followed by fighting in the R. Lamone area and the final operations and capture of Venice.
		This Battalion distinguished itself at Gallipoli and in the Middle East particularly during the three battles for Gaza, after which one of the Fire Support Companies is named, and on the Western front.
	www.army.mod.uk /kcr/bcoy/bcoy_history.htm (1606 words)

	Battle Honours and Distinctions
		The Battle Honours Festubert 1915, and Gaza were borne on the Queen’s Colours of the 3rd and 4th Battalions (TA) but NOT on those of the 1st Battalion.
		In commemoration of its service as 42nd Royal Tank Regiment, the 4th Battalion (TA) inherited from the 23rd London Regiment the Honorary Distinction of a badge of the Royal Tank Regiment borne on the Regimental Colour.
		The Sphinx is borne on the Regimental Colour as a Battle Honour commemorating the part played by The Queen’s in the Egyptian campaign of 1801, especially in the Battles of Aboukir and Alexandria, in which the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Ralph Abercrombie, was mortally wounded.
	www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk /distinctions/distinctions.html (831 words)

	L'Archivio "storia - history"
		The offensive battles of the Gothic Line are, unfortunately, little known as Germany for the simple reason that the attention of historians has been drawn to the events of the fighting on the Eastern and Western Fronts.
		The battle of Rimini was the greatest battle of assets in Italy.
		This is the story of the battle of Rimini as seen by the 29th Panzer Grenadier Division which was one of the actors in it.
	www.larchivio.org /xoom/gerhardmuhm2.htm (7789 words)

	Gemmano - World War 2 Forums
		The Battle for Gemmano and the Coriano Ridge
		Gemmano became known as the "Cassino of the Adriatic".
		Thanks Gerry - when I visited Gemmano a couple of years ago I was even more amazed that anyone could possibly fight over that sort of ground; he was a hard enough slogg in good walking books, let alone under fire from mortars and MG42s.
	www.ww2talk.com /forum/war-italy/3945-gemmano.html#post94783 (690 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Gothic Line
		The Italian front was seen by the Allies to be of secondary importance to the offensives through France and this was underlined by the withdrawal during the summer of 1944 of 7 Divisions from the 5th Army to take part in the landings in southern France, Operation Dragoon.
		He argued that the Allies had lost their specialist French mountain troops to Operation Dragoon and that the 8th Army's strength lay in tactics combining infantry, armour and guns which could not be employed in the high mountains of the central Apennines.
		The Battle of Gemmano has been nicknamed by some historians as the "Cassino of the Adriatic".
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Gothic_Line (5035 words)

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		Advances in Italy slow as the British 8th Army is stopped along the Gemmano and Cariano ridges while elements of the US 5th Army capture Lucca.
		Allied planning for the end of the war in Europe begins as the US government announces that 1,000,000 men would be demobilized after Germany's surrender, while in England, British officials relaxed flout and other civil defense measures and ended mandatory service in the Home Guard.
		Elements of the British 8th Army completes the seizure of the Gemmano Rigde with the capture of Zollara and continues to advance toward the Marano River.
	www.bartcop.com /arc4409.htm (3172 words)

	World War Two - Part 6
		With 'A' Squadron on the right and 'C' on the left, the Bays started their attack at 3 p.m., but traffic congestion on the approach roads delayed 'C', who had no time to gather themselves before they were launched.
		Four tanks were immediately hit by anti-tank fire from Gemmano on the left and from Croce to the front.
		During the Gothic Line battles the Bays had lost five officers, three sergeants and fifteen other ranks killed; one sergeant and four other ranks missing;six officers, four sergeants and fifty other ranks wounded.
	www.qdg.org.uk /pages/WW2-Part-6-112.php (3921 words)

	Gothic Line - Linea Gotica
		As historian of the 2nd World war in Italy he has studied particularly the Battle of Rimini (Alexander's Summer Offensive or Offensive of the Gothic Line) whose importance he has analysed inside the national and international outlines.
		In progress two books, the first political-military on the whole battle of Rimini and the war in Italy until May 1945, the second militarily detailed on the Breaching of the Gothic Line n.2.
		Gen. Henri Tellier, R.22.R., combatant, protagonist of the Battle of Rimini.
	spazioinwind.libero.it /gothicline/inglese/chisiamo/chisiamo.htm (1627 words)

	Battle of Gemmano at AllExperts
		The Battle of Gemmano was fought between the German and Allied forces in World War II.
		It consisted of a series of four British attacks between 4 September to 15 September, 1944, on the German defences in and around the village of Gemmano.
		Fighting was heavy, and the Battle of Gemmano has been called the "Cassino of the Adriatic" by some historians.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/battle_of_gemmano.htm (325 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - The First Battle of Monte Cassino - January 1944
		The human spirit is never so great as when it is faced with adversity, and war by its very nature provides the willing listener with the most fascinating of stories.
		My father's experiences during the first battle of Monte Cassino (18 to 21 January 1944) is one such story.
		I believe it is about time the valiant Men of Bomber Command were properly recognised for their efforts and sacrifices and should take their rightfully honoured place in the annals of WW2.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/87/a2937387.shtml (9427 words)

	The Scenario Depot II
		This is battle number four of a twenty-one scenario campaign.
		The initial battle has the Germans as very strong, the middle battle is decisive as the balance begins to tip and the final battle invovles infantry contesting fro control of the town.
		This is a fictional battle of a meeting between the Axis and the Allies in a small village.
	www.the-scenario-depot.com /scenario_lists_expanded.html?game=CMAK&list=downloads (5425 words)

	Gemmano ...1944 - The 100th Gebirgsjager Regiment
		In the hard defensive fighting on the Adriatic, in the sector of Gemmano, the 100th Mountain Regiment, under the orders of Lt.Col. Ernst, together with an Artillery Group at his orders, with its indestructible firmness and gallant counter-attacks has behaved particularly well".
		The valour demonstrated during the battle of Gemmano as well as the acts of bravery in combat far beyond the normal fullfilment of duty, earned the Regiment six Ritterkreutz des Eisernes Kreuz (
		After the success of the battle for Crete, the division was posted back to Germany for rest and refitting.
	members.tripod.com /aries46/100th_gj.htm (975 words)

	WW2DB: Italian Campaign
		The Fifth Army captured Naples on 1 Oct while the Eighth Army marched along teh Adriatic coast, capturing the airfields at Foggia.
		When the Allied forces collided with the German defense lines, the campaign became a slow and grueling continuous battle for the Allies.
		Another attack towards Bologna was defeated in Oct. Simiarly, a German counterattack that winter was also defeated by the Allies with heavy casualties.
	ww2db.com /battle_spec.php?battle_id=109 (866 words)

	40 Squadron SAAF at AllExperts
		In July 1942 the squadron was operating once again from Burg-el-Arab during the First Battle of El Alamein, as the German offensive slowed and stopped; the crisis having passed, it moved out of the line for rest and re-equipment.
		At the end of June 1943 two Flights deployed to Inqa airfield on Malta, as part of the operations preparing for the invasion of Sicily, Operation Husky.
		It suffered especially heavy casualties during the Battle of Gemmano and in the Rimini area.
	en.allexperts.com /e/0/40_squadron_saaf.htm (1731 words)

	Legion Magazine : Study Time In Italy
		Following success in the Battle of Britain air war in the fall of 1940, the Allies' first priority was to win the Battle of the Atlantic to sustain the United Kingdom and enable eventual attack on Fortress Europe.
		In December the Canadians engaged in the battle of the rivers, which stopped at the Senio in January 1945.
		The violence and noise of the battlefield, the strain it creates on individuals and the resulting cases of battle exhaustion and neuropsychological cases were a recurring theme of the trip, which contained similarities to the type of battlefield tour that the military would conduct for junior and mid-ranking officers, or for senior non-commissioned officers.
	www.legionmagazine.com /features/memoirspilgrimages/03-09.asp (7737 words)

	The Scotsman - Obituaries - Lt-Col Allister Noble (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At the time, he was only 28, the youngest commanding officer in the 4th Indian Division, and had already distinguished himself in battle in North Africa.
		After recovering from the wounds he received at El Alamein, he took command of his battalion for an offensive against the Gothic Line, the heavily-fortified defensive positions in the Apuan and Appennine mountains of Italy, to which the Germans retired after the fall of Rome in 1944.
		During the first day’s fighting for San Marino, the regiment was troubled by machine- gunners hidden in the three castles on the crest and among the crags of what Noble described as "this seemingly unassailable mountain".
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=580152003 (829 words)

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