German prisoners being escorted by Indian troops after the Battle of the Sangro 1943
During World War II, the mouth of the Sangro was part of the series of German military fortifications known as the Gustav Line. The Eighth Army crossed the Sangro on 23 November 1943. This crossing was the beginning of the Allied offensive on the Winter Line defenses east of the Apennines, which petered out in mid-December having failed to secure vital cities such as Orsogna.
sangro, river, eastern, central, italy, known, ancient, times, sagrus, from, greek, sagros, isagros, Ισαγρος, mouth, location, italylocationcountryitalyphysical, characteristicssource, locationmonte, morrone, diavolo, elevation, pescasseroli, elevation1, mouth. The Sangro is a river in eastern central Italy known in ancient times as Sagrus from the Greek Sagros or Isagros Isagros SangroThe mouth of the SangroLocation of the Sangro in ItalyLocationCountryItalyPhysical characteristicsSource locationMonte Morrone del Diavolo elevation 1 602 m 5 256 ft Pescasseroli elevation1 441 m 4 728 ft MouthAdriatic Sea locationTorino di Sangro coordinates42 14 10 N 14 32 33 E 42 2361 N 14 5426 E 42 2361 14 5426Length122 km 76 mi Basin size1 545 km2 597 sq mi Discharge average at Ateleta 9 2 m3 s 320 cu ft s at Ateleta about 20 m3 s 710 cu ft s at the mouthIt rises in the middle of Abruzzo National Park near Pescasseroli in the Apennine Mountains It flows southeast past Pescasseroli Opi and Villetta Barrea and flows into the artificial lake Lago di Barrea It then flows northeast through Alfedena Castel di Sangro Ateleta Quadri and Villa Santa Maria before flowing into the Lago di Bomba From there it flows northeast it is joined by the Aventino and thence it flows into the Adriatic Sea south of Punta Cavalluccio German prisoners being escorted by Indian troops after the Battle of the Sangro 1943During World War II the mouth of the Sangro was part of the series of German military fortifications known as the Gustav Line The Eighth Army crossed the Sangro on 23 November 1943 This crossing was the beginning of the Allied offensive on the Winter Line defenses east of the Apennines which petered out in mid December having failed to secure vital cities such as Orsogna See also editWinter Line nbsp This Abruzzo location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Italy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sangro amp oldid 1086597985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
