What the records say
- When
- 18 Feb 1945 – 5 Mar 1945
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 44.22° N, 10.92° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Operation Encore.
Summary
WWII: American and Brazilian troops kick off Operation Encore in Northern Italy, a successful limited action in the Northern Apennines that prepares for the western portion of the Allied Spring offensive.
Operation Encore
1945 Allied offensive in World War II
Operation Encore was the Allied offensive timed for February—March 1945, to break through the Gothic Line. This was initiated at the army instead of corps level. This comprised an assault by the 10th Mountain Division and the Brazilian Expeditionary Force to secure the high ground dominating Strada statale 64 Porrettana where it crossed the Apennine Mountains, followed by a limited offensive that ended with the captu…
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