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Operation Herring
Part of the Italian Campaign/Italian Civil War of World War II
Italian parachutists departing from Rosignano on 20 April 1945
Date
19–23 April 1945
Location
Key Axis positions behind the Po River Valley
Result
Allied victory
Belligerents
Italy United Kingdom United States
Germany Italian Social Republic
Commanders and leaders
Captain Carlo Gay Lieutenant Guerrino Ceiner
Unknown
Strength
226 parachutists 1+ 14 C-47s
Germany
7,000 soldiers 200 APCs, tanks, and other vehicles
Casualties and losses
Italy: 30 killed 10-12 wounded United Kingdom: 1 killed
481 killed 1983 captured 44 vehicles destroyed
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1945 Spring Offensive
Encore
Tombola
Bowler
Roast
Bologna
Argenta Gap
Montese
Herring
Collecchio
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Italian Campaign
Invasion of Sicily
Corkscrew
Mincemeat
Barclay
Animals
Chestnut
Narcissus
Fustian
Ladbroke
Gela
Troina
Centuripe
Invasion of Italy
Baytown
Avalanche
Slapstick
Armistice with Italy
Achse
Naples
Devon
Vatican bombing
Volturno Line
Barbara Line
Bari raid
Winter Line
Bernhardt Line
Monte la Difensa
San Pietro
Moro
Ortona
Rapido
Monte Cassino
Anzio
Cisterna
Diadem
Strangle
Chesterfield
Trasimene Line
Ancona
Elba
Gothic Line
Rimini
San Marino
Gemmano
Monte Castello
Garfagnana
1945 Spring Offensive
Tombola
Bowler
Roast
Bologna
Argenta Gap
Herring
Collecchio
Trieste
Italian Civil War
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