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Adolf Hitler Line

In World War II, second Axis line of defence in Italy behind the main Gustav Line about 80 km/50 mi south of Rome, stretching from Cassino to the western Italian coast.

It formed the principal obstacle preventing the Allied 5th Army linking up with the US VI Corps in the Anzio beachhead until it was breached by Canadian forces 23 May 1944.
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The article, dated August 6, 1944, recounts how British, Canadian and Polish forces broke through the Adolf Hitler Line on May 23, 1944.
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