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Anzio Beachhead GIs Adapt Amid Quiet Casualties
Soldiers describe rapid medical setups and makeshift hospitals along the beach, with one hospital operating under shellfire and an improvised appendectomy performed under bombardment. Civilians fled, towns used for rest, and locals noted German redeployments nearby as GIs improvise food, water, and shelter.
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Signal Corps
Salerno
Anzio
Nettuno
Tyrrhenian Sea
Fifth Army