The Battle of Gemmano was fought between the German

Germany

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 and Allied forces in World War II

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. It was part of the Allies' Operation Olive, the offensive in August 1944 on the Gothic Line

Gothic Line

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, the German line of defence in the Apennines

Apennine mountains

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 in northern Italy

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. It consisted of a series of four British

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 attacks between 4 September to 15 September 1944, on the German defences in and around the village of Gemmano. The village itself was taken on 9 September during the second attack, two more actions being required to take the surrounding area. Fighting was heavy, and the Battle of Gemmano has been called the "Cassino

Battle of Monte Cassino

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 of the Adriatic" by some historians.

Order of battle

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Britain and Empire

71st Infantry Division 191st Regiment 194th Regiment 211th Regiment 98th Infantry Division 98th Infantry Division (Germany) The 98th Infantry Division was created on 18 September 1939 in Grafenwöhr. It was destroyed on the Crimea in May 1944 and reformed on 5 June 1944.-Commanding officers:* Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 1 September 1939 - 11 April 1940... 117th Regiment 289th Regiment 290th Regiment 5th Mountain Division 85th Regiment 100th Regiment 95th Mountain Artillery 278th Infantry Division 992nd Regiment 993rd Regiment 994th Regiment 278th Rifle Battalion

46th Infantry Division 2nd Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Royal Northumberland Fusiliers The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally raised in 1674, the regiment was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.-Origins:... 128th Infantry Brigade 138th Infantry Brigade 139th Infantry Brigade 9th The Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment The Manchester Regiment was a regiment of the British army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot... 56th Infantry Division 6th The Cheshire Regiment 167th Infantry Brigade 168th Infantry Brigade 169th Infantry Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade British 7th Armoured Brigade The 7th Armoured Brigade is a formation of the British Army. The brigade is also known as the 'Desert Rats', a nickname formerly held by the 7th Armoured Division.-History:The brigade was raised from garrison troops stationed in North Africa in 1938... 2nd Royal Tank Regiment 2nd Royal Tank Regiment The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps... 8th Royal Tank Regiment 8th Royal Tank Regiment The 8th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1960. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as H Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917.... British 25th Army Tank Brigade British 25th Army Tank Brigade The 25th Army Tank Brigade was a British Army formation active during World War II. It served with the British First Army and the British Eighth Army during the battles in North Africa and Italy.-History:... 51st Royal Tank Regiment North Irish Horse North Irish Horse The North Irish Horse is a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer War... 142nd Royal Armoured Corps Royal Armoured Corps The Royal Armoured Corps is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army... 4th Indian Infantry Division Indian 4th Infantry Division The Indian 4th Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army.The division was formed in Egypt in 1939 and was the first Indian formation to go overseas during the Second World War. As with all formations in the Indian Army prior to independence,... 5th Infantry Brigade 7th Infantry Brigade 11th Infantry Brigade 6th Royal Tank Regiment 6th Royal Tank Regiment The 6th Royal Tank Regiment was a regiment of the Royal Tank Regiment, of the British Army, until 1959. It originally saw action as 6th Battalion Tank Corps in 1917.-First World War:... 12th Royal Lancers 12th Royal Lancers The 12th Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. In 1960, it was amalgamated with 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, to form 9th/12th Royal Lancers .-History:...