24 January 1944 A.D. ANZIO, ITALY: US 5th Army & US 2nd Corps—Beachhead Expands Slowly

24 January 1944 A.D. ANZIO, ITALY: US 5^th Army & US 2^nd Corps—Beachhead Expands Slowly

 

 

Editors. “1944 – The Anzio beachhead continues to expand, albeit, slowly.” This Day in U.S. Military History.  N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/january-24/.  Accessed 23 Jan 2015.

1944 – The Anzio beachhead continues to expand, albeit, slowly. To the south, along the German defenses of the Gustav Line, the Free French Corps (part of US 5th Army) attacks Monte Santa Croce. The US 2nd Corps (also part of 5th Army) continues attacking over the Rapido River, toward Caira.