1943 ⟶ Allied Forces Link Up at Salerno Beachhead

British and American troops link up near the Salerno beachhe...
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🤝 Allied Forces Link Up at Salerno Beachhead

British and American troops link up near the Salerno beachhead.⟶
Allied Forces Link Up at Salerno Beachhead (1943)
ItalySalernoAllied InvasionBeachheadMilitary CoordinationWestern Front1943

🔗 Allied Forces Link Up Near Gafsa

Allied forces–the Americans from the West, the British from the East–link up near Gafsa in Tunisia.⟶
Allied Forces Link Up Near Gafsa (1943)
North AfricaMilitary OperationsUSUKTunisiaCampaignAllied PowersStrategic Advancement

🚢 Allied Landings at Salerno and British Take Taranto

The Allies land at Salerno, Italy; meanwhile the British troops take Taranto in the heel of the Italian "boot". Allied strategy aims at a "drive" up the "boot".⟶
Allied Landings at Salerno and British Take Taranto (1943)
invasionItalySalernoTarantoAllied forcesOperation Avalanchemilitarycampaign

⚔️ German Counterattacks Threaten Salerno Beachhead

The Salerno beachhead is in jeopardy, as German counterattacks increase.⟶
SalernobeachheadGermanycounterattackmilitaryItalycampaignAllied forces

🤝 Allied Forces Link Up at Anzio and Controversial Orders

Allies at Anzio link up with Allies from south Italy. Though Harold Alexander wishes to trap the German Tenth Army, American Fifth Army commander Mark W. Clark orders Truscott to turn north toward Rome. The Germans in Italy form a new defensive position on the Caesar C line.⟶
Allied Forces Link Up at Anzio and Controversial Orders (1944)
AnzioItalyAllied AdvanceMark ClarkMilitary StrategyCaesar C LineGerman DefenseWestern Front

🇫🇷 Lyon Liberated by Allied Forces

Lyon is liberated by French and American troops.⟶
Lyon Liberated by Allied Forces (1944)
FranceLiberationUS ArmyFrench ResistanceAllied VictoryWestern FrontCity LiberationWorld War II