Hans-Gustav FelberJune 1943
Ordered by Rundstedt to relieve the Italian 4th Army due to the possible fall of Italy
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Ordered by Rundstedt to relieve the Italian 4th Army due to the possible fall of Italy
The Allies invade Italy, Hitler decides only the north can be held & forms Army Group B
Launches the German counterattacks after the Allied landings at Salerno
Drives the British back to Molina Pass after the Allied invasion at Salerno
Commands German Divisions near Rome
Commands 8 German Divisions in Italy against the Allied invasion
Commands German Divisions in the south of Italy
Hitler orders the defence of Italy south of Rome
Defends the Gustav line from Minturno to Cassino
Forced to withdraw 15 miles north of the Volturno Line
The Allies land in Anzio
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