former Ponte Grande bridge across the Anapo river

Italy / Sizilien / Syracuse / Via Elorina, 158
 Second World War 1939-1945  Add category
Like the nearby Italian former coastal defense battery "Lamba Doria" at Cape Murro di Porco, the former bridge was taken on July 10th 1943 by elements of the British 1st Airlanding Brigade during Operation Husky, the Allied landings on Sicily.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ladbroke
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Coordinates:   37°3'18"N   15°15'56"E
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