Battle of Gemmano
Battle of Gemmano | |||||||
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Part of the Italian Campaign of World War II | |||||||
Platoon commanders of 7th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, part of 167th Brigade of 56th (London) Division, plan the attack on the village of Gemmano, 6 September 1944. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Nazi Germany | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt-Gen Traugott Herr | Lt-Gen Charles Keightley | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
German LXXVI Panzer Corps | British V Corps | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1000+ | at least 500 |
The Battle of Gemmano was fought between the German and Allied forces in World War II. It was part of the Allies' Operation Olive, the offensive in August 1944 on the Gothic Line, the German line of defence in the Apennines in northern Italy. It consisted of a series of four British attacks between 4 September to 15 September 1944, on the German defences in and around the village of Gemmano. The village itself was taken on 9 September during the second attack, two more actions being required to take the surrounding area. Fighting was heavy, and the Battle of Gemmano has been called the "Cassino of the Adriatic" by some historians.
Order of battle
Germany | Britain and Empire |
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References
- Gerhard Muhm : German Tactics in the Italian Campaign, http://www.larchivio.org/xoom/gerhardmuhm2.htm
- Gerhard Muhm : La Tattica tedesca nella Campagna d'Italia, in Linea Gotica avanposto dei Balcani, (Hrsg.) Amedeo Montemaggi - Edizioni Civitas, Roma 1993
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