"Operation Impact Plain, 11 April 1945" Topic
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Tango01 | 16 Oct 2019 9:57 p.m. PST |
"Operation Impact Plain (11 April 1945) was the first of two amphibious operations carried out to support the right flank of the British advance into the Argenta Gap, the final battle for the Eighth Army in Italy. On their right the 56th Division launched their first amphibious attack, Operation Impact Plain. This saw an infantry brigade land near Menate, about half way along the shore of the extended lake, and seven miles to the north-east of the key bridge of Bastia. The attack achieved surprise, and Menate and nearby Longastrino both fell to the amphibious attack. Another brigade advanced west from the ‘wedge', along the north bank of the Reno, to join up with the amphibious force…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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Legion 4 | 29 Oct 2019 6:53 a.m. PST |
A peninsula like Italy or Korea lends itself to amph ops. To turn the enemies' flank/attack from the rear, etc. |
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