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Battle of Anzio Black-and-white map of Italy and surrounding regions highlighting key locations and movements during the Italian Campaign of World War II from 1943 to 1945. The map shows major cities, rivers, and mountain ranges, as well as the locations of significant battles and military advances from Sicily in the south to the northern border with Switzerland and Austria. The Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas border the peninsula, and neighboring countries such as Switzerland, Austria, and Yugoslavia are labeled. A Canadian soldier runs alongside a tank moving through a rubble-strewn street lined with heavily damaged buildings in Ortona, Italy, during World War II. Black and white photo of Allied landing ships and small boats approaching the shore at Anzio, Italy, with soldiers and vehicles gathered on the beach during World War II. Line of Allied soldiers in helmets and heavy gear walk up a sandy beach after disembarking from a landing ship, Anzio, Italy, during World War II. Thick black smoke rises from burning American trucks on a street lined with leafless trees in Nettuno, Italy, during World War II bombing. Allied soldiers in jeeps and armored vehicles drive along a rural road as troops march on foot during the liberation of Rome, Italy, in 1944. Italian Campaign, World War II
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Add new Web site: History of War - Operation Shingle - Battle of Anzio, 22 January-5 June 1944. Nov 07, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 29, 2026
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - The Naval Side of the Anzio Invasion. Apr 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Operation Shingle: Landing at Anzio, Italy. Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - US Army at Anzio: The Long Wait I. Aug 28, 2024
Add new Web site: American Heritage - Agony and Triumph at Anzio. Jul 01, 2024
Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - Last Ride at Anzio: The German Counterattacks, February 1944. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - Anzio - The Invasion That Almost Failed. Nov 30, 2023
Link added. Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. Army Center of Military History - Anzio, 1944. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - World War II: Anzio Operation. Jun 14, 2023
New article added. May 09, 2023
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