What the records say
- When
- 26 Dec 1944 – 28 Dec 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 44.09° N, 10.43° E
- Description
- 1944 battle
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Garfagnana
1944 battle in Italy during World War II
The Battle of Garfagnana, known to the Germans as Operation Winter Storm and nicknamed the "Christmas Offensive", was a successful Axis offensive against American forces on the western sector of the Gothic Line during World War II. It took place in December 1944 in the north Tuscan Apennines, near Massa and Lucca.
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