A wild storm lashed across Italy, driving before it torrents of blinding rain. Winds of gale force tore up trees, whipped dirt roads and open fields into bogs and mud-wallows. Through it all, soldiers fought, toe to toe, steel to steel.
For the German troops below Rome the ill wind was a blessing, completely canceling out superior Allied air power, offering a priceless opportunity to crack the beleaguered Fifth Army beachhead on Cape Anzio.
They threw heavy, sudden attacks around the rim of the beachhead, probing for a soft spot, using tanks and assault guns as mobile artillery. Where they found...
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