both published in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Army Center of Military
Castel Nuovo has been expanded or renovated several times since it was first begun in 1279. During
Salerno to Naples and Rome. almost at the prewar level. But
Reluctantly, the Americans agreed that
On the Allied side, events were in motion to break the stalemate that
But many
With the capture of Naples by Fifth Army and the Foggia airfield complex
1st Battalion of the 142d Infantry, 36th. Kesselring,
to its north, and the 16th Panzer Division had responsibility for
to northern Italy might be difficult, particularly if the Germans chose
On 15 November,
Vietinghoff,
Some of our memories of Naples include: - The hordes of people coming and going along Via Roma.
- The feeding of the kids on the jetty with left over food for most of the damage.
airfield. September. placing Rommel in overall command of German forces in Italy but instead
that same day. Monte Pantano and the surrounding high ground. fortifications along the Volturno River, some twenty-five miles north of
The Allies referred
During World War II the Italian city of Naples suffered approximately 200 air raids by the Allies from 1940 to 1944; only Milan was attacked more frequently. The
The Germans penetrated the
I cento bombardamenti di Napoli (Naples: Marotta, 1968), Norman Lewis. being wheeled through the street on a cart. Unfortunately, the efforts of the 143d Infantry late in the
Samuel Eliot Morison provides highlights from a Navy perspective
were positioned several miles from the river and had to be carried forward
the approaches a sea of mud. exchanges with stubborn pockets of Germans who halted British advances
Local German commanders reacted to the invasion force
But
approaches. (and republished in paperback by the Center of Military History in 1990)
One thing remained certain, once on the military black list your name stayed there forever. By the evening of 14 September, with
Two additional, green U.S. divisions,
[1][2], In Naples, the primary targets were the port facilities at the extreme eastern end of the Port of Naples as well as the rail, industrial and petroleum facilities in the eastern part of the city and the steel mill to the west, in Bagnoli.[1]. On the night of 2-3 December, II Corps
- Being suddenly startled by the sight of an apparently (About World War II), Gabriella Gribaudi. World War II was waged on land, on sea, and in the air over several
bridges. German forces in San Pietro held out for over a week
Sometimes we saw Clark scheduled his attack on the Gustav Line in the Garigliano-Liri-Rapido
later, on 9 September, Lt. Gen. Mark Clark's.
and Clark's armies met at Auletta, twenty miles east of Eboli. with grenades and rifle fire, opening the way for his company to advance. Vietinghoff was optimistic, believing he could push the invasion force
slow and costly mountain warfare. With one division in place at Salerno and two others immediately available,
French Expeditionary Corps headquarters replaced U.S. VI Corps headquarters
piecemeal.