16 Apr 1945
Italy
Italy
- British troops crossed the Fossa Marina canal east of Argenta, Italy. ww2dbase [Operation Grapeshot and Operation Roast | Argenta, Emilia-Romagna | CPC]
18 Apr 1945
Italy
Italy
- German 29th Panzergrenadier Division unsuccessfully attempted an armored counterattack against the British bridgehead north of the Fossa Marina canal near Argenta, Italy. ww2dbase [Operation Grapeshot and Operation Roast | Argenta, Emilia-Romagna | CPC]
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