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On Wed. 27 Dec 1944 Axis troops captured Pian di Coreglia, Italy and w.....

1944-12-27

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Axis troops captured Pian di Coreglia, Italy and would penetrate the Allied lines by 25 kilometers by the afternoon. The presence of fresh Indian troops, however, stopped the Axis momentum.

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