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On Tues. 24 Apr 1945 US Fifth Army drove through Mantua on its way nort.....

1945-04-24

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US Fifth Army drove through Mantua on its way north along the Italian coast while British Eighth Army attacked across the Po River and captured Parma. The two columns made contact as British 6th Armoured Division linked up with US 10th Mountain Division

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