OPERATION SHINGLE*
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U.S. Army Advance*
_______vs.*
Germany Defense*
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Date: January 24th,1944.*
Location: Anzio, Italy.*
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After the first Allied attacks on Cassino had failed, General Alexander (Allied army Group 
commander) ordered the US VI Corps to undertake Operation 'Shingle', an amphibious landing 
at Anzio, 70 miles behind the Gustav Line and 30 miles south of Rome. After landing behind a
dense barrage of naval rockets and meeting light opposition on the beaches, U.S. troops 
captured Anzio and the nearby town of Nettuno virtually intact, but General Lucas was slow 
to capitalize on the situation and the road to Rome was not cut. On the 24th the Allies advanced to achieve what would become a defense line for the next three days. The offensive thus halted, gave the Germans time to contain the Allied bridgehead with the Fourteenth Army for the next four months.*
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Number of Turns: 12.*
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The U.S. side is suggested for the human player.*
