{"id":19324,"date":"2025-12-12T11:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=19324"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:18:53","slug":"crossing-the-sangro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/38-irish-brigade-photographic-memories\/a-pictorial-history-from-algeria-to-austria\/adriatic-campaign-september-to-december-1943\/crossing-the-sangro\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossing the Sangro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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(NA 9005): Pattern bombing by the Allied Air Forces on the Germans\u0092 defensive positions on the North bank of the River Sangro. The cloud of black smoke is formed by the bursting bombs \u2013 all landing so close together that there is not one single place where daylight can be seen through the thick black screen. The target in this case was a fortified area near the village of S. Maria, a\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(NA 9009): The Regimental HQ. The Commanding Officer briefs his staff, pointing to map the positions for a Sangro River barrage. Left to right \u2013 Lieut. O. Goodridge \u2013 the Survey Officer; Capt. E.I. Bowen \u2013 Adjutant; Lieut. Col. H.G. Lambert DSO \u2013 Commanding Officer Major R.W. Hitchcock, MC. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9114): Led by Sgt. Burns, G., of Chingford, \u2018A\u2019 Coy., 1st Btn. East Surreys, move up for the Sangro battle between Casalbordino and Torino Di Sangro. Copyright: \u00a9 IWM.\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9115) : A join-up of five pictures which show, on the left, the snow-capped Gran Sasso mountains, a demolished 19-arch bridge over the river Sangro, and on the extreme right the mouth of the river, obscured by trees which reaches to the sea. This join-up covers the whole of the Sangro front.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9116): A join-up of five pictures which show, on the left, the snow-capped Gran Sasso mountains, a demolished 19-arch bridge over the river Sangro, and on the extreme right the mouth of the river, obscured by trees which reaches to the sea. This join-up covers the whole of the Sangro front.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9120): A two-picture join-up. No.9120 shows the Gran Sasso with one-half of the demolished bridge. No.9121 shows the other half of the bridge and on the ridge in the background is the smoke and dust created by a bombing attack on a German strongpoint, which was the small town of Santa Maria.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9121): A two-picture join-up. No.9120 shows the Gran Sasso with one-half of the demolished bridge. No.9121 shows the other half of the bridge and on the ridge in the background is the smoke and dust created by a bombing attack on a German strongpoint, which was the small town of Santa Maria. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9122): Two Royal Artillery signallers of 78th Division creep forward on line maintenance duties near the Sangro river, mindful of the advice on a nearby sign to keep off the skyline, 25 November 1943. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9123): A general view of the bombing of Romagnoli.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9124): These two pictures if joined vertically show the Sangro river and a Bailey bridge in the foreground, with bombs from our medium bombers falling over the crest towards Fossecesia.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9125): These two pictures if joined vertically show the Sangro river and a Bailey bridge in the foreground, with bombs from our medium bombers falling over the crest towards Fossecesia.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9126): Explosions from an Allied bombing raid on German positions on the north bank of the Sangro River. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9127): A three-picture join up taken during a period in which 12 of our medium bombers were bombing Fossecesia.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9128): A three-picture join up taken during a period in which 12 of our medium bombers were bombing Fossecesia.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9129): Bombs falling on positions behind Santa Maria.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9130): Looking towards Santa Maria, where the bombs are falling over the crest and the River Sangro, which is seen in the foreground.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9130): Looking towards Santa Maria, where the bombs are falling over the crest and the River Sangro, which is seen in the foreground.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9141): British-manned Sherman tanks of the 3 County of London Yeomanry moving off prior to their crossing of the Sangro river. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9142): Sherman tanks seen before the river crossing. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9143): Sherman tanks moving towards the river. Royal Signals personnel are already seen on the left, effecting line repairs.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9144): Sherman tanks assembled before the crossing.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9146): A Vickers machine gun post in the Sangro river area.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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(NA 9147): A Vickers machine gun post in the Sangro river area.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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