1 March 1944
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What happened on March 1, 1944? I noticed in the "Overseas" book last night that around 22 men of company F all died that day. That was during German offensives in Anzio and I thought there might be a connection. I found this from history.army.mil

 

At midnight, 28 February, German artillery signaled the commencement of the new attack. But VI Corps and 3d Division artillery responded in mass, returning twenty shells for each one fired by the Germans, expending 66,000 rounds on 29 February alone. When the enemy infantry advanced at dawn at a half-dozen points along the 3d Division front, only one attack made any progress, penetrating 800 yards northeast of Carano before being halted with heavy losses. The other attacks fared less well amid a hail of American artillery and mortar fire. Attacking on too broad a front, the Germans lacked the overwhelming strength needed to break through anywhere, and by the end of the day they had barely dented the American line. Over the next several days, the well-entrenched Americans, supported by closely coordinated artillery, armor, and air support, shattered subsequent German attacks. Even though the 7th and 15th Infantry regiments and the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion often were hard pressed and suffered heavy losses between 1 and 4 March at the hands of the 715th and the 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Divisions, all three units held their positions and beat back successive enemy assaults. The Germans continued to seek a breakthrough, but their efforts gradually weakened. Mackensen realized that the Fourteenth Army had spent itself in a costly and futile offensive after a last German assault failed on 4 March.

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1 March 1944 - by CaptO - 03-28-2008, 12:39 PM
1 March 1944 - by Walt's Daughter - 03-28-2008, 02:17 PM
1 March 1944 - by CaptO - 03-28-2008, 02:39 PM
1 March 1944 - by Walt's Daughter - 03-28-2008, 02:57 PM
1 March 1944 - by CaptO - 03-28-2008, 03:35 PM
1 March 1944 - by roque_riojas - 03-28-2008, 04:52 PM
1 March 1944 - by twobisquit - 03-28-2008, 09:01 PM

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