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On Wed. 08 Dec 1943 Canadian 1st Infantry Division gained a bridgehead.....

1943-12-08

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Canadian 1st Infantry Division gained a bridgehead along the Moro River near San Leonardo, Italy; after sundown, troops of Royal Canadian Engineers built a bridge over the river for tanks to move north to reinforce the bridgehead. To the west, US troops attacked Monte Samb

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