Moro River, Italy

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The Moro River in Italy is a small river in the Abruzzo region that gained historical significance as the site of intense fighting during the Second World War.

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Moro River, Italy canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
associatedWith Canadian Army in World War II ⓘ
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dateOfMajorBattle December 1943 ⓘ
flowsInto Adriatic Sea ⓘ
frontLine Gustav Line sector in late 1943 ⓘ
hasBridge bridges that were key objectives in the Battle of the Moro River ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
hasNameInItalian Fiume Moro ⓘ
lengthCharacteristic small river ⓘ
locatedIn Abruzzo ⓘ
Province of Chieti ⓘ
linked to: province of Chieti
mouthLocation Adriatic coast of Abruzzo ⓘ
near San Vito Chietino ⓘ
near Lanciano ⓘ
Ortona ⓘ
San Vito Chietino ⓘ
notablePeriod Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
partOf Italian Campaign of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign
region Central Italy ⓘ
terrain hilly terrain typical of Abruzzo ⓘ
usedAs defensive line by German forces in 1943 ⓘ
wasSiteOf Battle of the Moro River ⓘ
fighting between Allied and German forces in 1943 ⓘ
operations of German 10th Army units ⓘ
operations of the British Eighth Army ⓘ
operations of the Canadian 1st Infantry Division ⓘ

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Battle of the Moro River → location → Moro River, Italy ⓘ