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Index

• Abate, Colle, 16–17, 30, 49, 53–5

• Acquafondata, 18–20, 62

• Acquarolo, Scolo, 463, 476–7

• Adige R., 287, 372, 397, 493, 501, 509–17, 519–20, 524, 551

• Air Force, see Mediterranean Allied Air Forces

• Ajax, HMS, 579

• Aked, Lt-Col E. W., 73, 75, 148, 222, 268

• Alamein, El, 2l4n, 215, 279, 388, 579, 583

• Alanbrooke, Fd Mshl Lord, 575

• Alatri, 42, 44, 46, 81, 96

• Albaneta Farm, 24, 32, 34

• Alban Hills, 2, 10, 38–41, 47, 95

• Albereto, 294, 297

• Albert-Frieda (Trasimene) Line, 89–90, 100

• Alexander, Fd Mshl Earl, commands Fifteenth Army Gp, 1; at Cassino, 4–5, 10; plans capture of Rome, 21, 35, 38–9; predictions on enemy moves, 89, 348; confers with Wilson, 90–1; views on Operation anvil, 192–4; offensive to Po valley, 197, 212, 214, 217–18, 287–8; becomes Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean, 332; plans final offensive, 340, 349, 357–8, 402; in occupation of Trieste, 538, 552, 554, 557, 561, 568, 570; tribute to 2 NZ Div, 584–5 Mentioned, 92, 191, 195, 216

• Alfonsine, 356, 358, 398, 444

• Ali Haider, Sepoy, 422–3

• Allied Armies in Italy, Headquarters, 1, 8, 21–2, 80, 96, 286, 322, 532 See also Fifteenth Army Group

• Allied Military Government, 558–9, 562, 564–7

• Alten, Gen von, 520

• Altoviti, Poggio, 106, 109–11

• Alvito, 60–1, 64–5, 67, 74, 80, 85

• Ancona, 21, 100, 113, 117, 215, 277, 279, 387, 573

• Anders, Lt-Gen W. A., 21, 24, 34

• Anderson, Cpl A. F., 458

• Anderson, Lt-Col J. N., 249

• Anzio, 2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 21, 38–9, 96, 332, 480

• Apennine Mountains, 1, 5, 7–9, 12, 14, 21, 29, 49, 86, 88–9, 91, 192, 197, 211–12, 214, 217, 219, 226–7, 229, 253, 262, 277, 279, 283–4, 289–90, 292–3, 298, 371, 388, 391, 444, 470

• Aquino, 35–7

• Arce, 40, 42, 44, 58–9, 63, 86, 92, 96–7

• Ardennes offensive, 194, 348, 370

• Arezzo, 90, 97, 99–103, 106, 108–9, 111, 113, 117–18, 131, 137, 169n, 189, 279

• Argenta, 333, 356, 395–7, 411–12, 443, 445–6, 472

• ‘Argenta Gap’, 356, 396, 398, 401–3, 444–6, 472, 482, 490, 492, 500

• Armcav, 130–5, 138–9

• Armstrong, Maj G. K., 352

• Arno R., 88, 90, 92, 100–1, 106, 109, 111, 113–14, 116–17, 119–20, 127, 131–2, 137–9, 155, 169, 180–2, 184–9, 198–201, 203–4, 206–7, 348

• Arno valley, 113–14, 117–18

• Arsoli, 81, 83–4

• Assisi, 572, 580

• Atina, 13–14, 22–4, 30, 46, 48–9, 51, 53–5, 57–65, 67, 69, 72–3, 87

• Aurunci Mountains, 3, 10, 21, 23, 28, 35, 192

• Ausa R., 219, 223, 225–6, 233

• Australian Imperial Force, 574, 579

• Austria, 90–1, 193, 527–8, 538, 552, 556, 558, 561–2, 568, 570, 579

• Avezzano, 1, 40, 58, 63, 72, 79–87, 89

• Awatere, Lt-Col A., 132, 164, 181–2, 187, 313, 325, 497

• Badia, 501, 510–12, 516

• Bagnacavallo, 294, 297, 332, 340, 356–7

• Bagnarola, 268, 271–2

• Baker, Maj J. S., 163, 187

• Balbani, Villa, 163, 169

• Baldona, Rio, 251, 258, 262

• Balsorano, 58–9, 63–4, 68–71, 73–6, 78–83, 86–7

• Barbiano, 417–19

• Barcola, 557, 562–3, 566

• Bari, 11, 581–2

• Barker, Brig A. R. (43 Gurkha Bde), 324, 333, 338, 341, 464, 469–70, 472, 478, 513

• Barnett, Maj A. W., 499n

• Barrington, Brig B., 97, 169

• Basovizza, 566, 569, 571

• Bassett, Lt G. M., 268

• Bastia, 396–8, 412, 443–6, 448

• Bastia Nuova, 334–5

• Batchelor, Sgt E., 316–17

• Bates, P. W., 19n

• Beckham, Cpl H. F., 488

• Begley, Sgt P. J., 418

• Belgium, 192, 356, 549

• Bellaria, 240, 244, 246

• Belmonte Castello, 24, 49–51, 53–5, 57, 62

• Belvedere, Colle, 14–18, 30, 48, 55, 57

• Bersana, Casa, 316–17, 324

• Bettini, Casa, 290, 294, 297

• Bianca, Casa, 313–14

• Bianco, Canale, 505, 510, 515

• Bisley, Sgt A. L., 503

• Blacktopp, L-Cpl M. R., 477

• Blampied, Sgt G.R., 186n

• ‘Blue’ Line, see Morgan Line

• Böhmler, Rudolf, 5n, 192–4

• Bologna, 89, 118, 192, 197, 200, 212, 214, 218, 224, 227–30, 253, 259n, 269, 287–8, 293–4, 308, 332–3, 340, 347, 349, 358, 371–2, 375, 391, 394–8, 402, 446, 468, 472, 482–3, 490, 492–3, 496, 498–9, 571–2

• Bolognese, Castel, 299, 308, 325–7, 330, 349, 363

• Bonazza, Villa, 125, 128–9

• Bondeno, 402, 482, 493, 500–4

• Bonifant, Brig I. L., 390n; commands 5 Inf Bde, 424, 431, 434, 440–2, 463, 483, 487–8, 504, 511

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• Boord, Maj R., 498

• Bordonchio, 240–2

• Boys, Lt D. G., 415

• Brancona, Scolo, 233–4, 237–8

• 1 Brazilian Div, 391

• Brazilian Expeditionary Force, 192

• Brenner Pass, 393, 509, 551

• Brent, Lt A. H., 369

• Brenta, Ponte di, 521, 523

• Brenta R., 515, 521, 527

• Brick, Lt W., 109

• British (United Kingdom) Forces—

  • Eighth Army, 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10; advance in the Liri valley, 20–1, 23, 28–9, 35; asault on Cassino, 31, 50; battle for Rome, 35, 38–41, 47; advance to Avezzano, 51, 80, 85–6; north of Rome, 89–90, 92, 96–7, 100; advance to Florence, 113, 117, 169n, 188; on Arno R., 199, 206; battle for Rimini, 212, 214, 216–20, 225–6, 228–30; in the Romagna, 236, 250, 253, 276, 279–80, 285–8, 293–4, 298n, 332–3, 340–1, 342n, 343, 347, 348n, 349; on the Senio winter line, 352, 356–60, 370–4, 376, 386, 391–3; plans for crossing Senio R., 395–8, 400–5; crossing the Senio, 410–11, 413; advance from Santerno R. to Idice R., 444, 446, 470, 474, 482, 484, 490; from the Idice to Reno R., 492–3, 497, 500; crossing Po R., 501, 505; crossing Adige R., 509; advance to Trieste, 515, 527, 535, 540, 553, 562, 570–1 Mentioned, 49n, 210

  • 5 Corps, 8–9, 22; north of Rome, 89–90; attack on the Gothic Line, 214, 217–19; in the Romagna, 250–1, 255, 262, 269, 274–5, 286, 287–94, 298–304, 308, 311, 324, 329, 332–3, 335, 339–41, 345, 347–8; the Senio winter line, 349, 352, 356–9, 373–6, 379; plans for crossing the Senio, 396–8, 400–2, 404–5; crossing the Senio R., 411–13, 427, 441, 443; breaching the Argenta Gap, 444–6, 472, 482, 500; advance to Venice, 501, 505, 515–16, 522n, 527, 562 Mentioned, 448, 452, 453

  • 10 Corps, 3, 4, 8, 12, 21, 24, 28, 41, 46, 48, 78, 80–1, 83, 86, 90, 100, 103, 111, 117, 214, 250, 291, 396–7, 400, 402, 404, 445

  • 13 Corps, at Cassino, 8, 10, 21, 23–5, 28–9, 31–5, 48; advance in the Liri valley, 36–7, 40–2, 44, 46–7; north of Rome, 89–90, 96, 99–103; advance to Florence, 113–14, 117–18, 155, 169, 172, 180, 188–9; on the Arno, 198, 206; the Senio winter line, 374, 391; plans for crossing the Senio R., 396–8, 400, 402; advance to Trieste, 445, 452, 456, 459, 472n, 482, 487, 500–1, 505, 507, 515, 516–18, 520, 527, 547, 553, 556, 559, 562, 566–7, 570

• Divisions—

  • 6 Armd, 8, 11–14, 25, 37, 42–4, 47, 89–90, 100–1, 102n, 106, 111, 113–14, 117, 160, 396, 455, 492–3, 497–502, 505, 512, 515, 519, 527, 537, 540, 546, 548

  • 1 Inf, 8, 199, 392

  • 4 Inf, 8, 10, 14, 25, 27, 32–4, 90, 100, 102, 113–14, 117, 168, 180, 199, 218, 230, 234, 236–7, 275, 278, 280, 288–90, 292

  • 5 Inf, 8, 374, 392

  • 46 Inf, 218, 255, 261n, 274–5, 286, 288–91, 298–303, 305–7, 310, 392

  • 56 (London) Inf, 255–6, 291, 299–300, 305–6, 308, 327, 333–5, 339–40, 342, 347, 352–60, 363–5, 370, 374–6, 379–80, 392, 396, 411–12, 444–6, 492, 505, 516, 525, 527, 547, 556–7, 562–3, 570

  • 78 Inf, 4, 8, 10, 25, 27, 31–7, 41–2, 44, 46, 90, 100, 374, 396, 398, 404, 405–9, 413n, 415, 422, 443–6, 448, 492, 505

• Brigades—

  • 2 Armd, 396

  • 7 Armd, 357, 396, 399

  • 9 Armd, 396

  • 26 Armd, 25, 106, 111, 501

  • 1 Assault, RAC/RE, 406

  • 2 Commando, 396, 411, 445

  • 1 Guards, 11–12, 34, 106–8, 505

  • 24 Guards, 445

  • 2 Independent Para, 11, 14, 16, 22, 24, 30, 48–9, 54, 57, 62, 80, 396–8, 515

  • 10 Inf, 32, 34, 289

  • 11 Inf, 405, 446

  • 12 Inf, 27, 32

  • 28 Inf, 14, 27

  • 36 Inf, 35, 445–6

  • 38 (Irish) Inf, 445

  • 61 Inf, 501, 515–17, 527

  • 128 Inf, 290, 299–301

  • 138 Inf, 302, 304–5

  • 167 (London) Inf, 339, 342, 354, 357, 375, 412, 445, 547

  • 169 (London) Inf, 300–2, 304–5, 308, 375, 445–6, 525

  • 21 Tank, 396

• Armoured units—

  • Derbyshire Yeomanry, 35, 501, 505

  • 4 Hussars, 357, 406, 422n, 447, 456, 500

  • 7 Hussars, 396

  • King's Dragoon Guards, 102n

  • 9 Lancers, 310n

  • 12 Lancers, 74, 84–5, 287, 289, 448–9, 453–4, 460–1, 469, 485, 493–4, 496, 502, 509–10, 513–14, 516–19, 521–5, 529, 533, 535–7, 540–2, 550, 551n

  • 17/21 Lancers, 102n, 106–7, 109

  • 27 Lancers, 269, 275, 277, 298

  • 2 Lothians and Border Horse, 501

  • North Irish Horse, 376

  • 44 Recce Regt, 306

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  • Royal Armd Corps, 284

  • Royal Tank Regt, 35, 324, 334, 351, 406, 415, 468, 517

  • The Queen's Bays, 306, 309, 310n

• Artillery units—

  • 1 AGRA, 172, 310n, 334n

  • 2 AGRA, 16, 60, 67, 4l3n

  • 23 Army Fd Regt, 334n, 473n, 489

  • 24 Army Fd Regt, 219n, 238n, 240, 251n

  • 142 Army Fd Regt, 116, 142n, 146, 292n, 4l3n, 421, 456n, 473n, 494n, 505n

  • 93 A-Tk Regt, 292n, 310n

  • 57 Fd Regt, 160, 172, 173n

  • 55 Hy AA Regt, 413, 456n

  • 4 Med Regt, 240, 334n

  • 5 Med Regt, 102n, 4l3n, 431, 453–4, 456n, 473n, 550, 551n

  • 70 Med Regt, 116, 139n, 160, 164, 172

  • 74 Med Regt, 67, 4l3n

  • 75 Med Regt, 116, 139n, 160, 164, 172, 456n, 473n

  • 76 Med Regt, 413, 456n, 473n

  • 102 Med Regt, 67, 413n

  • 14 Lt AA Regt, 310n, 334n

  • 52 Lt AA Regt, 4l3n, 473n

  • 1 RHA, 310n, 334n, 413n, 421, 425, 438, 456n, 473n, 494n, 505n

  • Royal Artillery, 13, 116, 376

• Infantry units—

  • 2 Coldstream Guards, 109

  • 2 Duke of Cornwall's Lt Inf, 33, 289

  • 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt, 15, 33

  • 1 East Surrey Regt, 409, 415; 1/6 Bn, 289

  • 1/5 Essex Regt, 49n, 53, 55, 57, 62, 85

  • 3 Grenadier Guards, 108, 505

  • 2/4 Hampshire Regt, 15, 27

  • Kensingtons (Princess Louise's Kensington Regt), 413n

  • 1 King's Royal Rifle Corps, 102

  • 2/4 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 306

  • 2 Lancashire Fusiliers, 405

  • 6 Lincolnshire Regt, 306

  • 1 London Irish Rifles, 354–5, 375

  • 1 London Scottish, 375

  • 5 Northamptonshire Regt, 405, 407

  • 2/5 Queen's Royal Regt, 305

  • 2/6 Queen's Royal Regt, 357

  • 2/7 Queen's Royal Regt, 375

  • RAF Regt, 15, 57, 65, 69

  • 2 Royal Fusiliers, 27

  • 1 Royal West Kents, 27, 32–3

  • Scots Guards, 557, 559, 562

  • 2 Somerset Lt Inf, 15

  • Welch Regt, 505

  • 6 York and Lancaster Regt, 306

  • 3 Welsh Guards, 111, 505

• Other formations and units—

  • Air Observation Post: 651 Sqn, 292n; 655 Sqn, 116

  • 1 Assault Regt, RAC/RE, 251n, 310n

  • Royal Army Service Corps, 62, 303, 407, 506n, 530

  • Royal Engineers, 57, 62, 334n, 447, 506n, 507

  • Special Boat Service, 411

• British Commonwealth Force in Japan, 577

• British Joint Staff Mission in Washington, 332

• Brittenden, Maj J. A. M., 317

• Brocco, 66–7, 69

• Brooke, Fd Mshl, see Alanbrooke, Fd Mshl Lord

• Budrio, 333, 395–6, 398, 402, 443, 445–6, 463–6, 475–7, 480, 482–3, 485–6, 488, 499

• Buelowius, Gen, 372

• Bulgaria, 261, 265

• Bulgarno, 264–7

• Bullen, Brig A. B., 466–7

• Bullock, Maj T. A., 417

• Burland, 2 Lt R. B., 486

• Burns, Lt-Gen E. L. M., 21, 245–6, 251–2, 255, 261, 265–6, 269, 276

• Burrows, Brig J. T., commands 6 Inf Bde, 97, 102, 110, 141n; commands 5 Inf Bde, 216, 233, 237, 249, 256, 259–63, 266

• Butler, Maj V. C, 416

• Caesar Line, 10, 39–41, 47

• Cairo Conference, 194

• Cairo, Monte, 2, 9–10, 13–15, 21, 24, 31, 34–5, 37, 41, 48, 50–2

• Calabria, 1, 226

• Calabrina, 272–4