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Battle of Monte Pulito

The battle of Monte Pulito or the Battle of San Marino - a clash between the 278th Wehrmacht infantry division ( German ) and the British forces of the Commonwealth (mainly Indian Gurkhas ), which occurred on September 18, 1944 in Monte Pulito , between Faetano and the city ​​of San Marino and near the Kando River, in the valley of the Marano River ( San Marino ).

Battle of Monte Pulito World War II
Main Conflict: The Italian Campaign (1943-1945)
The Second World War
British soldier at the Battle of Monte Pulito, 1944.jpg
date ofSeptember 17 - 18, 1944
A placeMonte Pulito , Faetano , San Marino
TotalAllied victory
Opponents

British Commonwealth

  • United Kingdom
  • British india
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
  • Union of South Africa
  • Australia

Poland

Germany

Commanders

is unknown

Harry hopp

Forces of the parties

is unknown

278th Infantry Division

For his actions during this battle, Victoria Cross was posthumously awarded the rank and file of the 1st battalion of the 9th Gurkha regiment, Sherbahadur Tapa.

Literature

  • Harry Hoppe, Die 278. Infanterie-Division in Italien, 1944-1945, Bad Nauheim, Podzun, 1953.
  • Amedeo Montemaggi, Rimini S. Marino '44: la battaglia della linea gialla, San Marino, Arti grafiche Della Balda, 1983.
  • Amedeo Montemaggi, San Marino nella bufera: 1943-44: gli anni terribili, San Marino, Arti grafiche Della Balda, 1984.
  • Amedeo Montemaggi, Linea Gotica 1944. La battaglia di Rimini e lo sbarco in Grecia decisivi per l'Europa sud-orientale e il Mediterraneo, Rimini, Museo dell'Aviazione, 2002.
  • Luca Villa, Arrivano i Gurkha (Ayo Gurkhali!). Dall'Himalaya all'Emilia-Romagna: storia della Brigata nepalese al servizio della Gran Bretagna (1814-1945), Bologna, Il ponte, 2007.
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    San Marino is a neutral country

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    Landscape front on the background of Monte Titano

Links

  • 278. Infanterie-Division (German)
  • 9th gurkha rifles
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_by_Monte-Pulito&oldid=96369882


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