Anzio, Operation Shingle reenactment and commemoration

[PFC Rossi]

On January 22nd, 1944 allied American and British troops landed at Anzio and Nettuno, Italy, to bypass the Gustav line that blocked allied advance in the thrust toward Rome.

Among other American forces debarked from landing craft the paratroopers of 504th PIR and 509th PIB.

The Great Generation Airborne Reenactors Group went to Anzio beach to take part in the commemoration to remember that fateful days and all the boys that there and then.

 

Troopers of 504th PIR just debarked

 

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But as soon as they landed, they discovered that slight resistance would oppose the landings, so they settled down

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The Big Boy (And I'm not referring to our buddy Pvt. Brody)

 

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[PFC Rossi]

Some other pictures

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The enthusiasm of having avoided a bitter fighting the Germans was great

 

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Also, we had the Honor to meet Santo Pelliccia (Class 1923), a Folgore Italian Paratrooper that FOUGHT at El Alamein

 

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The GGARG (Great Generation Airborne Reenactors Group) in front of the Anzio Casino

 

 

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[cco23i]

WOW, just WOW. Looks GREAT!

[willysmb44]

Only spotted a postwar grenade (which is a minor thing), everything else looks great!

[BARman]

great rossi!!! i've never seen before the pic showing me and sekko dancing..at last i see.. actually we could be a wonderful couple :-)

r u able to upload some more? (not of me dancing of course..we should spare the gentlemen here in this forum such a wrongdoing)

[BARman]

lunch time

 

[BARman]

 

 

how's your chow buddy?

[PFC Rossi]

Thank you for appreciating!

What I want to point out is that this is the Real Anzio beachead, not somewhere else; this is exactly where one of the biggest operation of the WW2 took place and at the Anzio Casino was established the HQ for allied forces.

 

Thank you Lawrence for your contributions, but stop posting pictures of yourself you narcissist!

[Pvt. Winowski]

Brilliant pictures! Nothing beats historical ground...

 

Cheers

 

Ski

[BARman]

ahah red!! u can clean my boots and polish'em very well btw :-)

[BARman]

it's not my bad if no one took pics of your sorry rump

[BARman]

rump??? ahah red it's culo btw

[flashesandovals]

Some of the best reenactment pictures I have ever seen.

 

Great work!

[PFC Rossi]

Some of the best reenactment pictures I have ever seen.

 

Great work!

Thank you!!

Upcoming...the 1st Battle of Cassino!