Italy 1943–1945
Sele–Calore corridor, near Ponte Barizzo
Battlefield (drive-through)
The story
On the afternoon of 13 September German armour drove down this corridor between the two rivers towards the beaches, and the Allied beachhead came close to being split in two. American field artillery stopped the attack near the Calore. There is little to mark the spot, but seeing how flat and open the ground is explains the crisis.
What to look for
Stop safely on a farm road near the Calore bridge and look north-east up the corridor towards Persano and Altavilla.
Plan your visit
No facilities · private farmland: stay on public roads
Nearby sites
- Altavilla Silentina and Hill 424 · 8 km
- Temples and museum of Paestum · 12 km
- US 36th Division monument, Paestum beach · 13 km
- Salerno War Cemetery, Bivio Pratole (Montecorvino Pugliano) · 15 km
- Museo dello Sbarco e Salerno Capitale, Salerno · 23 km
- Galleria Borbonica air-raid shelter, Naples · 75 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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