bag-of-dirt: The corpse of a German Wehrmacht soldier killed in action lies beside the railroad trac
bag-of-dirt:The corpse of a German Wehrmacht soldier killed in action lies beside the railroad tracks in front of the signpost of the village of Cisterna di Latina after the Allies eventually took the area in May 1944. Earlier that year, the Allies launched the unsuccessful the Battle of Cisterna in an effort to break out of the Anzio beachhead before German reinforcements could arrive and concentrate for a counterattack. The result was a German victory. Cisterna di Latina, Province of Latina, Lazio, Italy. 27 May 1944. -- source link
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