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#TOAWIV covering the initial landings, the German response and the Allies' counter-response.

#OTD Feb 7, 1944: German forces intensified counterattacks against the Anzio beachhead (Operation Shingle). Instead of racing to Rome, Allied troops were pinned down on the coast, suffering around 1,400 casualties in a single day.
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Jan. 22, 1944: Allies including my grandfather attached to US 8 Army land at Anzio, with the aim of outflanking German defenses. Operation Shingle begins with hope, faces a grinding stalemate. Beachheads are just the beginning #Anzio #OperationShingle