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| Tango01 | 28 Apr 2024 5:21 p.m. PST |
… Alpine Warriors of WW2
"THE NIGHT OF Feb. 18, 1945 promised to be a quiet one for the 50 or so German soldiers occupying the western side of the Pizzo di Campiano, a mountain in northern Italy's Apennine chain.
Their position commanded Highway 64 3,000 feet below – a vital roadway the U.S. 5th Army needed to continue its drive up the Italian Peninsula. If the Allies hoped to advance in safety, they'd need to clear the mountaintop, dubbed Riva Ridge, of enemy forces. With 400 of their comrades dug in by the village of Fanano near the base and believing the eastern face of the mountain unscalable, the men of Hitler's 1044th Grenadier Regiment dozed contentedly in their makeshift bivouacs…" Main page
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