Battle of Salerno 1943 / Part 2 - The Struggle on The Beachhead

On September 9th, 1943, the Allies landed on the Italian mainland at the beaches near the coastal town of Salerno. The four Allied divisions were immediately involved in a hard battle. For the next eight days, the Allies desperately fought to expand the bridgehead repelling countless German counterattacks.
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[@akjeff64]

Loved this series, my father landed with the 36th division, 141st regiment, L company. He made it through all the way to the battle of San Pietro when he was wounded and had to be taken out of action.

[@HappyPoppyFlowers-nr4jh]

San Pietro was a bloody battle for the Americans in WW 2 early mid- Summer 1943 , And not a memorable battle ( gruesome ) to find out about , unless you 're into making Korean surfing with Gigdit a memorable moment ?

[@TrustMeiamaD.R.]

My parents best friend, Stan Hicks died on the beach in the Salerno landings. He was a Commando. Machine gunned by the Germans my Dad said. They shared ownership of a sailing dinghy on the River Medway before the war. Stan Hicks was sorely missed by my parents. May they all rest in peace now.

[@nancyvance494]

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[@TrustMeiamaD.R.]

@@kingasakamoto219 What, the ones in Auschwitz, Belsen or Dachau do you mean? Or maybe the Luftwaffe over London ? Or the wounded Nazi soldiers on the Eastern front massacred by their own forces? Or the Ss major who stubbed his toe at the Oradore Sur Glane French village massacre. No honour in being in the German armoured forces in WW2. Just disgrace.

[@alphaclam]

I've been looking for this *exact* type of video on Salerno for a while. Thank you! I would like to see monte casino next.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Monte Casino is on my to-do list.

[@geodes6722]

I was looking for some mention of the jump made by the 509th Parachute Infantry Bn and 307 Engineers into Avellino about 20 miles inland from Salerno. Unlike the jumps made by the 82nd’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment that was a reinforcing jump into the bridgehead, the 509th and 307th jumped well behind enemy lines. This was a force of about 640 men. They were involved in heavy fighting around Avellino and took many casualties including the capture of the commander, Ltc Doyle R. Yardley, by the Germans. Yardley spent 16 months as a POW before he was able to escape.0

[@tankie163]

I think the script has been lifted from a book

[@planetgong23]

Excellent indeed! Perfect detail, relevant source footage, nicely paced , good use of maps, I'm likin' it!

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thanks a lot!

[@kennethhughes8186]

This is a hidden you tube gem

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you!

[@JuergenGDB]

Freaking love the narration and these videos. So much better than what you watch on TV.

[@jamesg2382]

The commentary is great with the high quality maps. Thank you and happy NY

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you, and happy New Year!

[@danepatterson8107]

Wow these 2 volumes were PACKED full of information. Great job! If you're into wargames, soon to be released is "Salerno'43' by a designer named Mark Simonitch from a company called GMT Games. It will be the newest in a series of games; this one at regimental scale. They play really well and are quite pretty with maps and counters.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

It is a board game, pity. It seems I will have to stick to Hearts of Iron.

[@oneshotme]

Enjoyed the video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you!!!

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

great documentary!!!

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you!

[@MrNicoJac]

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[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you!

[@andrewbc5415]

Although there were several strategically important rivers on the battlefield, I think you mean beachhead, rather than bridgehead. Great content though, well done!

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you!

[@tomcrews1]

My uncle died fighting here with 179th Infantry Regiment M company

[@daviddouglas6610]

Im wondering if you have any information about what units where on the ships as my late father served on the 'Sobietskie'

[@jeffmcdonald4225]

It sounds like there was insufficient air cover.

[@HappyPoppyFlowers-nr4jh]

Similar to the days in WW1 !!

[@RivetGardener]

What happened to the story of the rangers?

[@jwhite146]

what about the US ship that was carrying poison gas? Seems both sides thought the other had used poison gas.

[@robertsmith2227]

Not that there is a good place but what a miserable area to do this it looks like even if you could dig you'd hit rock fast just like the Isonso river battles during WW1 where most were killed by ricochets's and rock fragments. Then again its no worse than being run over by a speeding T-34

[@andersstaffe9904]

Great video, but when you show maps, please put a scale on it.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you. I was thinking about putting it on, but I thought no one was noticing it anyway.

[@BenTrem42]

14:41 ... *_perimeter_* and not *parameter.* Diff fish / diff kettle. cheers

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Don't worry, it won't happen again.

[@BenTrem42]

@@FromtheBattlefields Not worred :-) I did tech_docs, and produced broadcast documentaries. _Picking nits _*_is pret'near compulsive!_*

[@FromtheBattlefields]

@@BenTrem42 No problem, I'm glad you watched at least 15 minutes of my video.

[@bernardbrierley9163]

Where the Hell....was the Allied air superiority? Why wasn't the USAF and RAF strafing German positions, just like the Luftwaffe had done, in the Battle of Crete?

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

I'm guessing many of us play war games. I've "fought" this battle in Panzer General 1 and 2 and again in Order of Battle.....the arty in the hills were devasting to my troops and I lost the 1st attempt...badly. Artillery pounded the infantry and then the Germns brought in the panzers to crush the landing beaches

[@sabrecatsmiladon7380]

better use of naval gunfire and air support resulted in a victory....after I fired Clark!

[@danielwalker2613]

Very interesting - but that computer generated voice was annoying

[@abdelhafiddaoud1374]

Là aussi les français qui se croient le nombril du monde on brillé par leur absence si ce n est Las algeriens et les marocains qui ont sauvé l honneur sinon les planqués attendaient toujours leur heure pour se montrer à la dernière seconde en armes

[@jackpinesavage9806]

Sounds like piss poor intelligence and planning.

[@salsepulveda494]

This narrative does not address the fact that the U.S. 18th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division had to land on Salerno Beach to support the U.S. 36th (Texas) Division, to insure their hold of the Beach Head. Why is this not given? Check your facts. The 18th Infantry later withdrew to England and prepared for the Normandy Invasion (Omaha Beach, Easy Red). At the time, the U.S. 36th Texas Division had no combat experience and was a totally GREEN outfit. Check your facts and give credit where credit is due.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

I have checked my sources and couldn't find anything about the 18th Regiment's involvement in Salerno. Can you please give me your sources (at least two, as this is how I work) that can confirm your statement?

[@salsepulveda494]

@From the Battlefields Check the WWII Book written by the 1st Infantry Division Historian; a detailed account of every action initiated by this Division during WWII; from the landing at Oran, Gela, Salerno, and Omaha Beach. The 18th Infantry Regiment made every landing in Europe. Also, check with the people that run the 1st Infantry Division Museum. At that time, everything about the Texas Division was highly political. They never wanted to show that the 36th Texas Division needed any help at all.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

@@salsepulveda494 Thanks!

[@salsepulveda494]

@From the Battlefields There's more to some of the disturbing narratives that's been given by historians in the past 20 years. Omaha Beach: The landing on Omaha Beach was conducted by the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division, an experienced outfit from North Africa and Sicily, and yes, Salerno too. The 116th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Division was attached to the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division for the purpose of the Nomandy landing. Again, the 116th Regiment was a green outfit (no combat experience at all). They needed the leadership and confidence of the 1st Infantry Division. After all, the 'First was First', the best at that moment in time - the best. In Africa, they were at Kasserine Pass, Hill 609, and Long Stop Hill. Without any doubt, the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division made the landing on the Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach. The 116th Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division was there to learn and watch the professionals in action. However, no matter how you look at it, they didn't expect to face experienced German (352nd Division) troops from the Russian front. It was still a massacre, a horrible situation for all the men that were there.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

@@salsepulveda494 Thanks again. Now you have given me an idea for a video, however, it will take a lot of research to complete it.

[@More_Row]

Would be great if only you used a real narrator.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Yes, It would be. However, the current alternative is to have the audio quality on the level of tech support videos.

[@More_Row]

@@FromtheBattlefields Yes. Hopefully one day

[@More_Row]

@@FromtheBattlefields Investing in a paid professional voice actor would probably be worth it honestly. Give them your script and let them send you high quality recording. It would increase your views probably a lot and then you could even earn on it. Even though you paid for the commentary. I think it's worth a shot.

[@email4664]

Fucking AI voices- Get a HUMAN narrator please

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Are you volunteering? 😀

[@robertsmith2227]

The voice is just fine, ignore them.

[@giovannimorrisone483]

O.k. ... but NOT an American one please!

[@HappyPoppyFlowers-nr4jh]

Italy was a bloody slugfest Command of Luftwaffe Field Marshall General Albert Kesselring !