Private: War Diary, 1st Bn – May 1944
May 1944: The battalion on May 8 began the move across Italy to Mignano area then fought up the Liri Valley before single-handedly breaking the Hitler Line at Pontecorvo, the …
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May 1944: The battalion on May 8 began the move across Italy to Mignano area then fought up the Liri Valley before single-handedly breaking the Hitler Line at Pontecorvo, the …
June 1944: The battalion advanced from Pontecorvo to Agnani, 40 miles from Rome. They moved to a rest camp at Piedmonte d’Alife on the 22nd. The following attachments to the …
July 1944: The battalion remained at Piedmonte d’Alife (47 days), departing 27 July for Florence. The following attachments to the war diary are included in the PDF file: Part I …
Aug 1944: The battalion was out of battle in Florence. They began staging near Sienna on 10th and moved across Italy to Adriatic reaching Perugia then Jesi on the 17th. …
Sept 1944: The battalion entered the Gothic Line conducting major battles from the Foglia River to Conca and Marano Rivers; Kestrel; and taking Rimini before moving to a rest camp …
Oct.1944: The battalion was at Miramar rest camp then from 10 to 18 Oct were chasing Germans through Lombardy mud using a unique winkling tactic. On the 19th they went …
Nov 1944: The battalion remained at rest near Rimini then departed on 29th for Lamone River area. The following attachments to the war diary are included in the PDF file:
…Dec 1944: The battalion conducted staging near Lamone River leading to the battle crossing on 10th, the first Canadian battalion to cross successfully. The balance of the month saw battles …
Jan 1945: The battalion went Out of Battle near San Michele, then conducted raiding and fighting patrols in the Senio River area before a final OOB in Italy at Russi …
Feb 1945: The battalion remained in the Ravenna marshes area with 1st Brigade in reserve. They then moved across Italy to Leghorn (near Genoa) in preparation to go to northern …
Mar 1945: The battalion sailed on the 13th from Leghorn to Marseille, France then travelled across France to Belgium then Germany. The following attachments to the war diary are included …
Apr: 1945: The battalion participated in staging in Reichold Forest. Then Operation Cannonshot to liberate Apeldoorn began on 12 April with the crossing of the Ijssel River at Wilp, The …
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