battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Cisterna
Battle of Cisterna was a battle fought on 30 January 1944 at Anzio, in what is now Italy. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory.
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Record
| Date | 30 January 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Anzio, Italy 41.400N, 13.983E | |
| Part of | World War II (1939 to 1945) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | German victory | |
| Belligerents | United States | Nazi Germany |
| Commanders | Mark Wayne Clark; John P. Lucas; William Orlando Darby | Eberhard von Mackensen; Traugott Herr |
| Casualties and losses | 311 killed; 450 POWs; 761 Casualties | 400 Casualties |
Nearest engagements
- battle of Montelungo 1943, same recorded site
- Battle of Monte la Difensa 1943, 4.6 km
- Battle of San Pietro Infine 1943, 5.4 km
- Battle of Rapido River 1944, 14 km
- Battle of San Germano 1815, 17 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Rapido River 22 January 1944
- After: Action of 14 February 1944 14 February 1944
- All 212 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1944
- Normandy landings France
- Liberation of Paris France
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of the Philippine Sea Japan
- Battle of Peleliu Palau
Battle of Cisterna is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636398, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cisterna, revision 1374759416, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.