b'ANZIO & CASSINO 1944Scan hereTHE END IN ITALYScan here BREACHING THE GUSTAV LINE for the fullACTIONS ON THE GOTHIC LINE for the full itinerary itinerary1421 September 2025 Historical Background 2329 September 2025 Historical Background7 days After the bloodbath of Salerno and then the torture of the Volturno7 days As Rome became the first Axis capital to fall in June 1944, the Germans Expert Historian: crossings, the US and British troops of Mark Clarks 5th Army had to dealExpert Historian: pulled back towards the north, first delaying the 5th and 8th Armies Col David Harrisonwith the Axis Forces on the so-called Winter Line. At Camino and San PietroCol David Harrisoneither side of Florence before scuttling into their bunkers and tank the Tommies and Yanks battered their way through their enemies only toturrets from Pesaro to Pietrasanta. For the US 5th Army, brilliant Activity Level: 2 find Kesselrings men firmly ensconced on the Gustav Line, anchored onActivity Level: 2 operations on the Giogo Pass and Mount Ceco were matched by the the louring monastery of Cassino. British 8th army at Gemmano and Coriano Ridge, before the Germans The epic battles to crack through the defences that lined the Gariglianobegan to crumble and finally fall back towards their next outposts.The narrative of this compelling tour isRiver dwarfed anything that the Allies had experienced in Italy up until then.This tour visits the neglected battlefields of studded with personal stories told on theKesselrings last line of defence, the GothicThe more mobile warfare around Bologna and Faenza led to punishing ground where men struggled, bled andThen, spearheaded by Free French, Canadians and Poles, the offensive stillLine, and is the perfect epilogue to a studycombat. The courage and daring of operations near Commachio make a died. Indeed, the evidence in this part ofhad to crack the Hitler Line before the road to Rome was clear. of the D-Day Dodgers. The coastal plaingrand backdrop to this often-forgotten campaign.Italy is all around you. Dugouts, trenches,Few people understand that the landings at Anzio were a daring,up which the Canadians and Poles tried stone sangars, bunkers and tank turretsamphibious hook around the Gustav Line. Had they worked, had they beento thrust near Ancona soon gives way to are all there to be seen - and in your expertproperly directed, the gallant German defence must have crumbled. increasingly rugged foothills, each guarded historian you will have someone whoIn the event, the landings almost failed bloodily and it was only when theby rushing streams and rivers, all of which knows exactly where to find them, having8th Army was brought to supportthe 5th Army that victory was achieved. required assault bridges to be put in place walked and scrambled over this groundand under fire. The Germans battled toughly dozens of times. but elegantly for every yard, killing and Accordingly, the tour will traverse thewounding Allied troops as they tried to grind mountains, rivers and streams of Cassinonorthwards from Florence towards the Po and central Italy right down to the coastalValley and the dream of a breakout.plain and dried up tributaries of the Molleta River north of Anzio - the infamous Wadis. Breathtakingly, we will finish in the Alban Hills at Nemi, close to the Popes summer palace - an idyllic spot from which German observers could see right down to the coast and Allied shipping.Day 1 Fly London to Rome or make your own arrangements to join the tour Day 1 Fly London to Perugia or make your own arrangements to join the tourat the hotel. Drive to Cassino - hotel for 4 nights. Introductory talk. (D) at the airport. Drive to Montemaggiore al Metaura. Visit museumDay 2 San Pietro Infine and the approach to Cassino: San Pietro Infine, Winter Winston Churchill. Night in hotel in the area. (D)Line Museum (Venafro), Gallucio (Monte Camino), Monte Trocchio Day 2 CWGC Montecchio, Hill 111, Hill 204, Gemmano. Night in hotel inMonument. (B, D) the area. (B, D)Day 3 The Lower Garigliano: Lower Garigliano battles - Rocco DEvandro, Castleforte,Day 3 San Clemente, Coriano Ridge cemetery, SantAndrea in Besanigo,Damiano Ridge, Minturno CWGC Cemetery. (B, D) San Fortunato. Night in hotel in the area. (B, D)Day 4 Battles for Cassino: Rocca Janula (Castle Hill), Polish cemetery, PointDay 4 Trace progress of US 5th Army, Bertinoro, Predappio, Impruneta American 593, Abbey of Cassino. Operation Diadem - Amazon Bridge, Cassino CWGCMilitary Cemetery. Hotel in Florence1 night. (B, D)cemetery. Own arrangements for dinner. (B) Day 5 Futa Pass, Santerno River Valley, Santerno cemetery, Castell del Rio.Day 5 Break out & Hitler Line: Pontecorvo and Aquino, Nettuno American Cemetery, Hotel in Ravenna1 night. (B, D)ESSENTIALS Mussolini Canal, Anzio. Hotel in Nettuno2 nights. (B, D) ESSENTIALS Day 6 . Operation Buckland:Lake Comacchio, Major Anders VC memorial,4-star hotels, meals as indicated,Day 6 . Anzio: Anzio harbour, Aprilia and the Flyover, Buon Riposo ridge and the4-star hotels, meals as indicated,Argenta Gap battle. Hotel in Bologna1 night. (B, D)drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,wadis, Anzio CWGC cemetery. (B, D) drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,Day 7 Bologna military museum, Marzobotto. Fly Bologna to London ortour manager and expert historianDay 7 Overview and depart: Ariccia and Nemi viewpoints. Flight to London ortour manager and expert historianperhaps extend your stay in Italy. (B)throughout, all internal travel, perhaps extend yor stay in Italy. 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