BATTLE OF SALERNO
The Battle of Salerno was
battle in World War II that took place during September 9th,
1943 and September, 16th, 1943.
It was part of Operation
Avalanche, which was part of the Allied Invasion of Italy.
The Allied commander was
Mark Wayne Clark and the Axis commander was Heinrich von Vietinghoff.
The battle was meant to be
a surprise.
When the 36th
Infantry Division got close to shore they were greeted with a loud
speakerphone saying “Come on in and give up. We have you covered.”
They attacked anyway.
Some divisions met
opposition and some didn't
The Luftwaffe began
bombardment shortly after 4 A.M. on the 9th of September
Germany was able to get
reinforcements, while America could not.
85 Allied vessels were hit
by German bombs off the Salerno shore.
There were 13,713 Allies
wounded, dead or missing. And there were 3,445 Germans wounded, dead
or missing.
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