Italy 1943–1945
San Fratello ridge, San Fratello
Viewpoint · Battlefield
The story
From 3 to 8 August the German 29th Panzergrenadier Division held the US 3rd Division on this ridge above the Furiano river. Frontal attacks failed with heavy loss until the Americans took Hill 673 and landed behind the line at Sant'Agata.
What to look for
The flat-topped Monte San Fratello and the Furiano valley below; the town sits on the ridge the Germans held.
Plan your visit
Free, town viewpoints. Reached on the SS289 across the Nebrodi from Cesarò, about 1 hr 10 min.
Nearby sites
- Landing beach, Sant'Agata di Militello · 9 km
- Monte Cipolla, Brolo · 24 km
- Robert Capa Photography Museum, Troina · 26 km
- Agira Canadian War Cemetery, Agira · 40 km
- Centuripe, Enna · 45 km
- German War Cemetery, Motta Sant'Anastasia · 64 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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