88th 'Blue Devils' Tour from Santa Maria Infante to Rome.
- Minturno
- Santa Maria Infante battlefields
- Bracchi
- Pulcherini
- Itri - Fondi - San Biagio
- Piana delle Orme Largest WW2 Museum in Europe
- You have the option to be picked up at the railways station of Minturno at 10:22 am, at your hotel or an agreed meeting place to start a two full days tour following the footsteps of the 85th Division from Minturno to Rome.
- If you have only one day available the itinerary can be customized according to your interest and timeframe. You will learn about the battles to break the western sector of the Gustav line and the advance to Rome.
SANTA MARIA INFANTE, German stronghold of the Western sector of the Gustav line was the main objective in May 1944 of the 88th Division. Their mission was to break the German stranglehold on the ‘Mount Bracchi Triangle’, a wedge of hills dominated by enemy spandaus and mortars and open the road to Rome. TWe will follow the amazing advance of the 351st Regiment and the liberation of Santa Maria Infante on 14th May 1944 at 10 am after two days of bloody fighting, hand to hand combat eradicating every German machine-gun nest before the next leap of a few yards forward could be accomplished.
- Day One
- American Cemetery in Nettuno
- Anzio Beach Head
- Advance to Rome
- Museum of the Liberation of Rome "former Gestapo HQ"
- Roma
- Day Two (Optional)
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