Battle of the Argenta Gap
Churchill tanks being filmed by an AFPU cameraman during the advance of 56th Division north-east of Argenta, Italy, 17 April 1945. Churchill tanks are filmed by an AFPU cameraman during the advance of 56th Division north-east of Argenta, 17 April 1945.
Historical Overview
The Battle of the Argenta Gap, or Operation Buckland, was an engagement which formed part of the Allied spring 1945 offensive during the Italian campaign in the final stages of the Second World War. It took place in northern Italy from 12 to 19 April 1945 between troops of British V Corps commanded by Lieutenant-General Charles Keightley and German units of LXXVI Panzer Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Gerhard von Schwerin.
Quick Facts
British 8th Army
- Commander: Richard McCreery
- Strength: ca. 50.000
- Casualties: ca. 1.000
German Army
- Commander: Traugott Herr
- Strength: ca. 30.000
- Casualties: ca. 5.000
Strategic Context
Final spring offensive to end the war.
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