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Originally Posted by PzJgr
After the Brazilians and troops of U.S. 10th Mountain Division took those positions on Apennines from February 18 to March 5, 1945 the German mass retreat had became unavoidable with the Spring offensive in April. Bologna was entered on 21 April by the Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division from Eighth Army and U.S. 34th Infantry Division from Fifth Army, on 25 a General partisan insurrection by the Italian resistance movement started at the same time as Brazilians arrive at Parma and Americans at Modena and Genova, Forces of British VIII Army advanced toward to Venice and Trieste. After that, the main concern of the Allied forces in Italy was pursuing the enemy.
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Those positions culminated in a strongly fortified hill called Monte Castello. It was conquered on Feb 21th. The capture of Monte Castello is celebrated every year here in Brazil.