Action End Date 1944-06-05 12:00 Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://www.cupidoeu.org/wiki/index.php/Anzio_Action Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anzio Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-01-22 12:00 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 406 Type The nature or genre of the resource Action Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,41.443022,12.624979; Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January to June 1944 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived actions Description An account of the resource By the end of 1943 Allied forces had reached central Italy, but were delayed by a line of fortifications stretching across the country near Monte Cassino. In an effort to end the stalemate British leaders suggested a landing at Anzio, north of the main German defences. British and American forces successfully landed there in January 1944, but the Germans counter-attacked. It took until May for the Allied forces to break out. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT