12 Sep 1943
Italy




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- German Luftwaffe and SS personnel rescued Mussolini from Gran Sasso, Italy. ww2dbase [Operation Eiche | Benito Mussolini | L'Aquila, Abruzzo | TH]




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3 Nov 1943
Italy
Italy
- British 78th Infantry Division reached San Salvo north of the Trigno River in Italy. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | San Salvo, Abruzzo | CPC]
29 Nov 1943
Italy
Italy
- British troops captured Mezzagrogna and Santa Maria in Italy. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Abruzzo | CPC]
30 Nov 1943
Italy
Italy
- British troops captured Fossacesia, Italy. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Fossacesia, Abruzzo | CPC]
2 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- German 26th Panzer Division fortified Orsogna, Italy on the Gustav Line. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Orsogna, Abruzzo | CPC]
3 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- New Zealand troops attacked Orsogna, Italy on the Gustav Line. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Orsogna, Abruzzo | CPC]
7 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- After sundown, 21st Infantry Brigade of Indian 8th Infantry Division formed a defensive line near Canadian 1st Infantry Division to allow the Canadians to launch a new offensive in the Moro River region in Italy on the following day. New Zealand troops attacked Orsogna in failure. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Orsogna, Abruzzo | CPC]
18 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- A Canadian-Indian attack across the Ortona-Orsogna road in Italy was repulsed by German troops with heavy losses. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Abruzzo | CPC]
20 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- Canadian troops assaulted "The Gully" in Italy, only to find that the German troops had already fallen back to Ortona. The Canadians attempted to advance to Ortona, but was driven back by heavy machine gun fire. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Ortona, Abruzzo | CPC]
21 Dec 1943
Italy

Italy
- Canadian 1st Division attacked Ortona, Italy, beginning a period of tough street fighting in the town. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Ortona, Abruzzo | TH, CPC]

22 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- Indian 19th Brigade attacked Villa Grande, Italy. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Villa Grande, Abruzzo | CPC]
23 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- In Italy, Candian troops attacked Villa Grande while Indian troops captured Vezzano and British troops attacked toward Orsogna. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Villa Grande, Abruzzo | CPC]
24 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- New Zealand 5th Infantry Brigade engaged in combat along the Gustav Line in Italy. In Ortona, Italy, German troops counterattacked against Canadian positions and caused heavy casualties. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Ortona, Abruzzo | CPC]
25 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- The British moved 3rd Battalion of 8th Punjab Regiment to the front lines at Villa Grande, Italy. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Villa Grande, Abruzzo | CPC]
28 Dec 1943
Italy
Italy
- Canadian 1st Division succeeded in taking Ortona, Italy after a heavy battle with German airborne troops; the Germans fell back across the Moro River. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Ortona, Abruzzo | TH, CPC]
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