Battle of Monte Cassino (1944) Battle of Monte Cassino A major series of Allied assaults against German positions on the Gustav Line in Italy during World War II, fought in four battles from January to May 1944 and culminating in the c…
Battle of Ortona (December 1943) Battle of Ortona A week of intense urban combat on Italy’s Adriatic coast in December 1943 between German paratroopers and Canadian infantry, noted for fierce house‑to‑house fighting and the use of…
Battle of Troina (31 July–6 August 1943) Battle of Troina A week-long, intense engagement during the Allied invasion of Sicily in which U.S. II Corps fought entrenched Axis defenders in the hills around the Sicilian town of Troina.
