Battle
Battle of Ancona
16 Jun 1944 – 18 Jul 1944 · Ancona
From 16 June to 18 July 1944 the Polish II Corps under Lt-Gen. Władysław Anders, attached to the British Eighth Army, was given the task of capturing Ancona after relieving the British V Corps. About 50,000 Allied troops, Polish, British, Italian and Italian partisans, fought German forces commanded by Harry Hoppe. Polish troops entered Ancona at 14:30 on 18 July 1944, securing a port closer to the front for Allied supply lines.
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