Battle of Gemmano

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Battle of Gemmano
Part of the Gothic Line Offensive during the Italian Campaign of World War II
Platoon commanders of 7th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, part of 167th Brigade of 56th (London) Division, plan the attack on the village of Gemmano, 6 September 1944.
Date 4–15 September 1944 Location Gemmano, Italy Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom  British India
Commanders and leaders
Traugott Herr	Charles Keightley
Strength
German LXXVI Panzer Corps	British V Corps

The Battle of Gemmano took place during World War II, between September 4, and September 15 of 1944. The battle occurred in the area of the Gothic Line, near the Apennine Mountains in northern Italy, which would soon turn out to be the last line of defense for the Axis Powers in Italy. The village of Gemmano was eventually captured on September 9, 1944, by the invading Eighth Army (United Kingdom), but two more subsequent attacks were needed to secure the area surrounding the village of Gemmano. Fighting was so fierce, similar to that of the famous battle of Monte Cassino, that the battle was sometimes referred to as, “ The Cassino of the Adriatic”.