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Not so. At the launch of Op Diadem the US 5th Army was divided into 3 Corps, the US 6th Corp which was inside the Anzio perimeter, and the US 2nd and French Expeditionary Corp which were arrayed from the Gulf of Gaeta to the Liri river valley.stefan von ditner wrote:Mr. Scarecrow:
5th U.S. Army did not participate in Operation Diadem. That formation fought its way north from the Anzio beachhead as part of Operation Buffalo. This offensive pushed north through the German 14th Army, commanded by General Von Mackensen.
I agree with Kingfish, who used a map from my website that is out of the book The Canadians In Italy.5th U.S. Army did not participate in Operation Diadem.
My main source is the US Army History series (aka. green books).I am still trying to find something on 5th Army's name for operation.
Check out my website. I have a 3-part history of the Pursuit to the Arno for that time period. This was copied from the US Army history series---most of 2 volumes. I added 2 maps to illustrate the advance along the 5th Army front.Would you happen to have any info on the battles around Florence in late July / August '44?
Sure. I'm always interested in these units that were in Italy. I've been on the lookout for more good reference books for British and Canadian units. They are just hard to find.If you find yourself curious about this regiment, I compiled the wikipedia site that covers history of 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards.
Thanks. I am familiar with the After the battle magazine - issue #129 to be exact - and had used it as reference material no numerous occasions.Custermen wrote:Check out my website. I have a 3-part history of the Pursuit to the Arno for that time period. This was copied from the US Army history series---most of 2 volumes. I added 2 maps to illustrate the advance along the 5th Army front.Would you happen to have any info on the battles around Florence in late July / August '44?
Also, I visited the NARA archives in College Park, MD, this summer and copied a map that showed the positions of the German units(battalion size) just north of the ARNO RIVER Line. I plan to transfer that to a small map to add to my website.
Also, one AFTER THE BATTLE magazine had an article about the capture or Florence, if you want that kind of detail. I can get the issue number if you are interested.
Steve
http://www.custermen.com
http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/Histo ... ToArno.htm
Well, I haven't begun working on it. So it will be awhile.I'll keep an eye out for your Arno river line map. Does it cover the region near Florence, or only the 6th Army sector?