Battle of Garfagnana

The Battle of Garfagnana, known to the Germans as Operation Winter Storm and nicknamed the "Christmas Offensive", was a successful Axis offensive against American forces on the western sector of the Gothic Line during World War II. It took place in December 1944 in the north Tuscan Apennines, near Massa and Lucca.

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Location: 44.09, 10.43, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944 Battle of Garfagnana

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1429 — 1430 Siege of Lucca

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1430 — 1431 Siege of Lucca

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1815 Battle of Massa

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1160	Republic of Lucca		Wikidata
area	region	1473	Duchy of Massa and Carrara		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1429	Siege of Lucca	Republic of Florence, Duchy of Milan, siege, Republic of Lucca	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1430	Siege of Lucca	Republic of Florence, Republic of Genoa, siege, Republic of Lucca	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1815	Battle of Massa	Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Austrian Empire, battle, Kingdom of Naples	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Garfagnana	United States, United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1976	Pardini	arms industry, enterprise, business	Wikidata
site	bunker		Martana Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	castle		Castello di Moneta	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Rocca Ariostesca	rocca	Wikidata
site	castle		Rocca di Castiglione	rocca	Wikidata
site	castle		Verrucole Castle	fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1500	Rocca Estense	rocca	Wikidata
site	castle	2001	Aghinolfi Castle	archaeological museum, museum for an artifact of industrial archaeology, military museum building, historical park museum, museum, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Forte Lorenese	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortezza Augusta	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortezza della Verrucola	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1768	Fortino sulla Foce di Viareggio	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1770	Fortino di Levante	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1770	Fortino di Ponente	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Sant'Anna di Stazzema	military museum, frazione	Wikidata
site	tower		Torre del Bargiglio	fortified tower	Wikidata