Anzio
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Anzio is a resort town and comune in the Lazio region of Italy, about 51 kilometres south of Rome.
View of Anzio
Library of the imperial villa
Mosaic from the nymphaeum
Anzio in the 1940s
Battle of Anzio
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The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that commenced 22 January 1944. The battle began with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle, and ended on 4
Anzio
…point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza, Palmarola, and Ventotene. The town bears great historical significance as the site of Operation Shingle, a crucial landing by the Allies during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The symbol of Anzio is the goddess Fortuna, in reference to her veneration…
Men of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division landing in late January 1944
Rear Adm. Frank J. Lowry, USN
Rear Adm. Thomas H. Troubridge, RN
Rear Admiral Lowry's flagship, the amphibious command ship Biscayne, anchored off Anzio