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1943
September
16
The crisis at Salerno
On 13 and 14 September 1943 a German counter-attack nearly split the Salerno beachhead. On 16 September Eighth Army patrols met the Fifth Army.
October
01
The Allies in Naples
On 1 October 1943 Allied troops entered Naples, abandoned by the Germans after a four-day uprising. They found a city without water, power or a port.
05
The Allies on the Volturno
In early October 1943 the Fifth Army reached the Volturno. It crossed the river on the night of 12–13 October; the Germans left only after 15 October.
31
Autumn rains in Italy
In late October 1943 downpours, mud and mountains slowed the Allied march on Rome, giving the Germans time to build the Bernhardt and Gustav Lines.
November
09
The attack on the Winter Line
In early November 1943 the Allies reached the Garigliano and attacked the Bernhardt Line, but on 15 November the exhausted Fifth Army had to halt.
1944
January
20
The bloody Rapido River crossing
On 20–22 January 1944 the US 36th Infantry Division tried to cross the Gari near Sant'Angelo. It lost about 1,700 men and failed to win a bridgehead.
February
22
Truscott replaces Lucas
On 22 February 1944 General Clark relieved John Lucas of command of VI Corps at Anzio. Command passed to Major General Lucian Truscott of the 3rd Division.
May
25
The link-up with the Anzio beachhead
On 25 May 1944 the Anzio beachhead linked up with the Fifth Army from the south, and Clark turned VI Corps on Rome instead of trapping the Tenth Army.
June
04
Key event
The Allies in Rome
On 4 June 1944 the US Fifth Army entered Rome, which the Germans had left without fighting in the city – the first Axis capital taken by the Allies.
July
03
The capture of Siena
On 3 July 1944 soldiers of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division of the French Expeditionary Corps entered Siena, which the Germans had abandoned overnight.
16
Brazilians in Italy
On 16 July 1944 the first echelon of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force reached Naples – 5,000 men from the only South American country to fight in Europe.
19
The capture of Livorno
On 19 July 1944 troops of the US 34th Infantry Division entered Livorno. The Germans had pulled out overnight, leaving a wrecked and mined port.