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The '''Battle of Anzio''' was a battle of the [[Italian Campaign (World War I)|Italian Campaign]] of [[World War III]] that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] amphibious landing known as '''Operation Shingle''') to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome). The operation was opposed by German forces in the area of [[Anzio]] and [[Nettuno]].{{efn|At the time joined in a single ''[[comune]]'' called {{ill|Nettunia|it}}.{{sfn |Almagià |1949}} ''Nettuno'' was the Italian ([[Italian Social Republic|RSI]]) and German name for the ''Battle of Anzio.''}}{{sfn |Margaritis |2019 |p=103}}
 
The operation was initially commanded by Major General [[John P. Lucas]], of the [[U.S. Army]], commanding [[VI Corps (United States)|U.S. VI Corps]] with the intention being to outflank German forces at the [[Winter Line]] and enable an attack on [[Rome]].