Battle of Montese
| Battle of Montese | |||||||
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| Part of the Italian campaign of World War II | |||||||
Brazilian soldiers at the Battle of Montese | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| M. de Morais | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ~426 casualties | 497 casualties | ||||||
| 189 civilians killed | |||||||
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The Battle of Montese was fought from 14 to 17 April 1945 in Italian commune of Montese, at the end of World War II, as part of the final Allied offensive in the Italian campaign. It pitted the 1st Division of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB), reinforced by tanks from the American 1st Armored Division, against German troops of the Wehrmacht's 14th Army. It is considered the bloodiest WW2 battle fought by Brazil.