What the records say
- When
- 11 May 1944 – 23 May 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.00° N, 13.28° E
- Description
- 1944 military operation in World War II's Italian Campaign
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Operation Diadem
Pivotal battle in the Italian campaign, leading to the Allied liberation of Rome
Operation Diadem, also referred to as the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino or, in Canada, the Battle of the Liri Valley, was an offensive operation undertaken by the Allies of World War II in May 1944, as part of the Italian Campaign of World War II. Diadem was supported by air attacks called Operation Strangle. The opposing force was the German 10th Army.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Italie : offensive « Diadem » (bataille du Garigliano) ; déclenchement à 23 heures de l’offensive finale des Alliés contre la ligne Gustave entre le mont…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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