Gothic Line

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    Battling Beyond The Gothic Line: Army, Part 81

    April 11, 2009 by Terry Copp
    Personnel from the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery near Cattolica, Italy, September 1944. PHOTO: SGT. ELLIS KERR, NATIONAL DEFENCE/LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA193162 The strategic purpose of the Allied attack on the Gothic Line in Italy in August 1944 was to engage the enemy and prevent the...
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    The Bite And Hold Approach: Army, Part 80

    February 16, 2009 by Terry Copp
    Canadian soldiers advance on the Gothic Line, August 1944. PHOTO: NATIONAL DEFENCE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA177533 The German army’s Apennine defences, known to the Allies as the Gothic Line, stretched across the Italian peninsula. The strongest sections were in the American sector guarding the direct...