Italy 1943–1945
Gemmano — "the Cassino of the Adriatic"
Battlefield
The story
Between 4 and 15 September 1944 this hilltop village and the heights around it were attacked again and again by British 46th and 56th Divisions before the 4th Indian Division took the last positions on 15 September. The German mountain troops holding it suffered heavily, and more than 100 villagers were killed, many by naval shelling.
What to look for
From the village look out over Zollara and the surrounding knolls and spurs, which changed hands repeatedly.
Plan your visit
Small village on narrow roads west of Morciano di Romagna; park in the centre and walk.
Nearby sites
- Coriano Ridge War Cemetery · 9 km
- Montegridolfo and the Museo della Linea dei Goti · 10 km
- Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery, Cerasolo · 12 km
- Gradara War Cemetery · 17 km
- Rimini — the liberated city · 17 km
- Arezzo War Cemetery, Indicatore · 79 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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