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Battle of Monte la Difensa
Part of the fighting for the Bernhardt Line

Action around Monte La Difensa 3–9 December 1943
DateDecember 3, 1943 – December 9, 1943
Location
Hill 960, Italy
41°22′59.88″N 13°55′59.77″E / 41.3833000°N 13.9332694°E / 41.3833000; 13.9332694
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Battle of Monte la Difensa United Kingdom
Battle of Monte la Difensa United States
Battle of Monte la Difensa Canada
Battle of Monte la Difensa Germany

The Battle of Monte La Difensa took place between 3 December and 9 December 1943 during Operation Raincoat, part of the Battle for the Bernhardt Line during the Italian campaign in World War II.

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