Word: avezzano
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Midway between the Tyrrhenian and the Adriatic the Germans seemed firmer. Mines, demolitions, difficult country, stubborn rear guards impeded pursuit of the long, weary German columns winding up the rutted mountain roads. But General Sir Oliver Leese's Eighth Army slogged steadily at their heels, captured Avezzano, virtually cleared the lateral highway from Rome to the Adriatic...
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