Battle of Collecchio
The Battle of Collecchio-Fornovo (26–29 April 1945) was a World War II battle between the 1st Brazilian Expeditionary Division (Força Expedicionária Brasileira – FEB), along with Italian partisans and units from the American 1st Amored and 92nd Infantry Divisions, against the Wehrmacht's 148th Infantry, 90th Panzergrenadier Divisions and the fascist National Republican Army's 1st Bersaglieri "Italia" and the 4th Mountain "Monte Rosa" Divisions. The battle was fought around the town of Fornovo di Taro, about 8 miles (13 km) to the southwest of Parma, Italy. The Allies defeated the Axis forces, which were attempting to break through to the north.
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Battle of Collecchio
The Battle of Collecchio-Fornovo (26–29 April 1945) was a World War II battle between the 1st Brazilian Expeditionary Division (Força Expedicionária Brasileira – FEB), along with Italian partisans and units from the American 1st Amored and 92nd Infantry Divisions, against the Wehrmacht's 148th Infantry, 90th Panzergrenadier Divisions and the fascist National Republican Army's 1st Bersaglieri "Italia" and the 4th Mountain "Monte Rosa" Divisions. The battle was fought around the town of Fornovo di Taro, about 8 miles (13 km) to the southwest of Parma, Italy. The Allies defeated the Axis forces, which were attempting to break through to the north.
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A Batalha de Fornovo di Taro f ...... iro na Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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La battaglia della Sacca di Fo ...... te a ridosso della Via Emilia.
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The Battle of Collecchio-Forno ...... ps at the morning of 29 April.
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14,779 soldiers surrendered (germans and italians)
Unknown dead and wounded
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22pxItalian partisans
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1945-04-29
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Allied victory
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148th German Infantry Division
1st Brazilian Expeditionary Division
90th Panzer Grenadier Division
Italia 1stBersaglieriDivision
Monte Rosa 4thMountainDivision
One Partisancompany
U.S. Army 751st and 894th TankBattalions
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Generals Otto Fretter-Pico and Mario Carloni surrender to Brazilian troops
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Location of Fornovo di Taro in Italy's Po Valley
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A Batalha de Fornovo di Taro f ...... iro na Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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La battaglia della Sacca di Fo ...... te a ridosso della Via Emilia.
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The Battle of Collecchio-Forno ...... to break through to the north.
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Batalha de Fornovo di Taro
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Battle of Collecchio
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Sacca di Fornovo
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Battle of Sacca di Fornovo
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