Operation Avalanche

Wann

9. Sept. 1943

Art

Militäroperation

Koordinaten

40.68° N, 14.76° E

Description

1943 battle

1943 Allied landings in Italy

Operation Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy during World War II. The Italians withdrew from the war the day before the invasion, but the Allies landed in an area defended by German troops. Planned under the name Top Hat, it was supported by the deception plan Operation Boardman.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · nennt es „アメリカ第5軍、イタリア半島南部のサレルノ（アヴァランチ作戦）とタラント（スラップスティック作戦）に上陸。“Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Quellseite