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History's Greatest Jailbreak at Anzio Recalled
Kenneth L. Dixon recounts the 15 year old breakout by Texans from the Anzio beachhead led by the 26th Infantry Division. The stealth operation used knives bayonets and hand grenades with no shots fired and forced a German retreat toward Rome. It ended with the German forces in flight as the road to Rome opened.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Teraz
Anzio
Associated Press
Lake Charles
American Press
Galveston
Tex
Dixon
Rome
Texas) Infantry
Alban Hills
Velletri
Tiber
Crass