Italy 1943–1945
Rangers memorial, Isola Bella near Cisterna
Memorial
The story
A roadside marker and a 'Via dei Rangers' sign recall the destruction of two US Ranger battalions on 30 January 1944. Cisterna itself held out until the breakout of May, when the US 3rd Division finally took the ruined town on 25 May.
What to look for
Look at the flat, ditch-crossed fields and imagine them in daylight with German armour on the road.
Plan your visit
On the Via Nettuno about 6 km from Borgo Montello; roadside parking only.
Nearby sites
- Aprilia ('the Factory') and the Via Anziate · 14 km
- Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno · 16 km
- Museo dello Sbarco Alleato, Forte Sangallo, Nettuno · 17 km
- Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio · 18 km
- Museo dello Sbarco di Anzio (Villa Adele) · 19 km
- Anzio War Cemetery · 19 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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