Battle of Cisterna

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The Battle of Cisterna was a major World War II clash during the Anzio campaign in early 1944, notable for the heavy losses suffered by U.S. Ranger units in an unsuccessful attempt to break German defensive lines in Italy.

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Battle of Cisterna canonical 2
Battle of Cisterna di Littoria 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cisterna di Littoria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cisterna
belligerent Germany ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy (Allied co-belligerent) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Italy

United States ⓘ
campaign Anzio campaign ⓘ
linked to: Operation Shingle
combatantUnit German 715th Infantry Division ⓘ
German Hermann Göring Panzer Division ⓘ
U.S. 1st Ranger Battalion ⓘ
U.S. 3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
U.S. 3rd Ranger Battalion ⓘ
U.S. 4th Ranger Battalion ⓘ
commander Eberhard von Mackensen ⓘ
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin ⓘ
Lucian K. Truscott ⓘ
linked to: Lucian Truscott

William O. Darby ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
date 1944-01-30 ⓘ
endDate 1944-02-02 ⓘ
followedBy prolonged stalemate at Anzio ⓘ
front Italian Front ⓘ
historicalAssessment considered a costly failure for U.S. Rangers ⓘ
memorial monuments to U.S. Rangers near Cisterna di Latina ⓘ
notableFor encirclement and destruction of two U.S. Ranger battalions ⓘ
heavy losses of U.S. Ranger units ⓘ
objective break German defensive lines near Cisterna ⓘ
expand the Anzio beachhead ⓘ
operation Operation Shingle ⓘ
opponent German 14th Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
outcome decisive German defensive success ⓘ
partOf Battle of Anzio ⓘ
Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign
place Cisterna di Latina ⓘ
predecessorEvent Allied landings at Anzio ⓘ
RangerBattalionsLost 1st Ranger Battalion ⓘ
3rd Ranger Battalion ⓘ
RangerBattalionsSeverelyMauled 4th Ranger Battalion ⓘ
region Lazio ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Anzio ⓘ
result German victory ⓘ
strategicContext attempt to break out from the Anzio beachhead ⓘ
tacticalSituation German forces had strong defensive positions and armor support ⓘ
U.S. Rangers advanced ahead of main force and were cut off ⓘ
terrain rural farmland and small town urban area ⓘ
timePeriod January–February 1944 ⓘ
U.S.Casualties over 700 Rangers killed, wounded, or captured ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German Fourteenth Army → engagement → Battle of Cisterna ⓘ
Battle of Cisterna → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Cisterna di Littoria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cisterna
Fourteenth Army → engagedIn → Battle of Cisterna ⓘ