Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
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Was the final Allied attack during the Italian Campaign in the final stages of the Second World War.
Chronology
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April 1945: Allied spring offensive in northern Italy (April-May 1945).
April 1945: Battle of Bologna. The city is liberated by Allied forces.
April 1945: US armored forces headed for Milan on 29 April.
April 1945: In the Truscott sector, La Spezia and Genoa were reached by allied troops.
May 1945: Allied spring offensive in northern Italy (April-May 1945).
May 1945: The surrender of Caserta was the formal and final act which sanctioned the end of the Italian campaign and the definitive defeat of the Nazi-fascist forces in the peninsula during the Second World War. The act was signed by Representatives of
German General Vietinghoff and became operational starting from 2 May.
Selected Sources
U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://history.army.mil/brochures/po/map2.JPG
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 509
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p. 523
