Forward British positions behind a ridge below the River Sangro prior to attack, 1943

Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Italy (1943-1945), 1943.

The Allies hoped to breach the German defences of the Gustav Line by attacking its eastern margins and crossing the Sangro with the hope of initiating an advance to Rome. Elements of 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) first crossed the river on 27 November 1943.

From an album containing 242 photographs compiled by Major W H J Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters).