Italy 1943–1945
Landing beach, Sant'Agata di Militello
Landing beach
The story
Patton's first amphibious 'end run' landed Bernard's 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, here at 03:15 on 8 August. They achieved surprise, but most of the Germans had already pulled back from the San Fratello line. Patton ordered a second landing at Brolo three days later.
What to look for
The beach west of the Rosmarino river mouth and the coast road the landing force cut.
Plan your visit
Free, public beach and seafront.
Nearby sites
- San Fratello ridge, San Fratello · 9 km
- Monte Cipolla, Brolo · 16 km
- Robert Capa Photography Museum, Troina · 33 km
- Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Agira · 48 km
- Centuripe, Enna · 52 km
- German War Cemetery, Motta Sant'Anastasia · 69 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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