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Old 14-08-04, 03:28
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Default Re: Who liberated Assisi in 1944?

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Originally posted by Bob Potter
I know from my copy of Guido Rosignoli's "Allied Forces in Italy," that the British 10th Corps liberated Assisi on the 7th or 8th of June 1944 (book is upstairs, I am here). I want to know what specific unit got there first.
Hi Bob;

In answer to your question, the first allied unit to enter Assisi was the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wale's) on 17th June 1944, to find it already held by Italian partisans.

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