The Italian The Italian Campaign Campaign

By: Taylor CampbellBy: Taylor Campbell

and Abbie Engelhardtand Abbie Engelhardt

PurposesPurposes

One purpose was that the Allies One purpose was that the Allies wanted to comfort the Soviet from the wanted to comfort the Soviet from the Germans.Germans.

They also wanted to make a place in They also wanted to make a place in Italy where they could bind the Italy where they could bind the German territories and resources.German territories and resources.

Another purpose was to confine Another purpose was to confine German forces who might be used to German forces who might be used to battle the channel invasion. battle the channel invasion.

Where the Battle WasWhere the Battle Was

The Battles took place in a couple The Battles took place in a couple places.places.

-Sicily-Sicily

-Anzio-Anzio

-Monte Cassino-Monte Cassino

TheThe Battle Battle ofof Monte Monte CassinoCassino

““The Battle of Monte Cassino was a The Battle of Monte Cassino was a series of four battles that began on series of four battles that began on January 4, 1944. The battles were fought January 4, 1944. The battles were fought with the intention of breaking through with the intention of breaking through the Gustav Line to take over Rome . the Gustav Line to take over Rome . Monte Cassino was captured in May 1944 Monte Cassino was captured in May 1944 that allowed the British and American that allowed the British and American divisions to begin their advance on Rome divisions to begin their advance on Rome , whose capture came to end two days , whose capture came to end two days before the Normandy invasion.”before the Normandy invasion.”

The Battle of SicilyThe Battle of Sicily

““Knowing the insight that the attack of France Knowing the insight that the attack of France would be not possible in 1943, it was certain to would be not possible in 1943, it was certain to use the soldiers from the newly won North use the soldiers from the newly won North African Campaign to attack the Italian island of African Campaign to attack the Italian island of Sicily . The objective was to eliminate the island Sicily . The objective was to eliminate the island as a base for Axis shipping and aircraft, allowing as a base for Axis shipping and aircraft, allowing free passage to Allied ships in the free passage to Allied ships in the Mediterranean Sea , as well as putting stress on Mediterranean Sea , as well as putting stress on the Italian government to pull out of the war.”the Italian government to pull out of the war.”

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The Battle of The Battle of Anzio Anzio ““On January 1944, troops of the Fifth Army On January 1944, troops of the Fifth Army

swarmed on shore on a fifteen-mile stretch of swarmed on shore on a fifteen-mile stretch of Italian beach near the prewar resort towns of Italian beach near the prewar resort towns of Anzio and Nettuno. The landings were carried out Anzio and Nettuno. The landings were carried out so perfectly and German resistance was so light so perfectly and German resistance was so light that British and American units gained their first that British and American units gained their first day's objectives by noon, moving three to four day's objectives by noon, moving three to four miles inland by the evening. The simplicity of the miles inland by the evening. The simplicity of the landing and the quick progress were noted by landing and the quick progress were noted by one paratrooper 82d Airborne Division, who one paratrooper 82d Airborne Division, who recalled that D-day at Anzio was sunny and recalled that D-day at Anzio was sunny and warm, making it very hard to believe that a war warm, making it very hard to believe that a war was going on and that he was in the middle of it.”was going on and that he was in the middle of it.”

ResultsResults Sicily- on 17 August 1943 American patrols Sicily- on 17 August 1943 American patrols

pushed into Messina and the campaign pushed into Messina and the campaign reached a successful conclusion, losses in the reached a successful conclusion, losses in the campaign were around 167,000 killed, campaign were around 167,000 killed, wounded, and captured, including some wounded, and captured, including some 10,000 German casualties. Allied deaths were 10,000 German casualties. Allied deaths were 31,158.31,158.

Anzio and Cassino- While the Anzio plan failed Anzio and Cassino- While the Anzio plan failed to turn the German defenses in the south to turn the German defenses in the south around Cassino or to open a breakthrough around Cassino or to open a breakthrough north to Rome , the Anzio beachhead north to Rome , the Anzio beachhead remained an enemy in the German side, remained an enemy in the German side, attractive its strategic reserves.attractive its strategic reserves.

Important PeopleImportant People

• 1- Major-Gen Alfred M. Gruenther, 1- Major-Gen Alfred M. Gruenther, •         2- Lt-Gen Mark W. Clark 2- Lt-Gen Mark W. Clark •         3- General of the Army George C. Marshall 3- General of the Army George C. Marshall •         4- Lt-Gen Lucian K. Truscott4- Lt-Gen Lucian K. Truscott•         5- Major-Gen Edward M. 5- Major-Gen Edward M. • 6- Lt-Gen Joseph McNarney 6- Lt-Gen Joseph McNarney •         7- Major-Gen Willis D. 7- Major-Gen Willis D.

Our HeroesOur Heroes

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