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Spring 1945 offensive in Italy (Operation Grapeshot)
6 Apr 1945 – 2 May 1945 · Po Valley, Bologna
Operation Grapeshot, the final Allied offensive in Italy, began on 6 April 1945 and ended on 2 May. The Polish II Corps attacked across the Senio towards Bologna along Route 9, and its 3rd Carpathian Division entered Bologna on 21 April with the Italian Friuli Combat Group; US II Corps followed two hours later. German representatives signed the instrument of surrender at the Royal Palace of Caserta on 29 April, and hostilities formally ended on 2 May 1945.
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