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Battle of Anzio
The
Battle of Anzio
was an important battle of the
Italian Campaign
of
World War II
that began on January 22, 1944, with the
Allied
amphibious landing
known as
Operation
Shingle
against the
German
forces in the area of
Anzio
and
Nettuno
. The operation was commanded by
U.S. Army
Major General
John P. Lucas
commanding
U.S. VI Corps
, which initially included the
U.S. 3rd
and
British 1st Infantry
divisions, and was intended to outflank
German
forces at the
Winter Line
and enable an attack on
Rome
.
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