It was also one of the landmarks of the Jewish Brigade in the war. Lance-Corporal E.H. Nepia describes the four-hour bombardment prior to the NZ Division's attack across the Senio River, 9 April 1945: We saw the first of the bombers, flying high in perfect formation, approach at 1340 hrs from the SW, huge Fortresses, like giant silver fish, silver in the bright afternoon sun. Submitted by mbadmin on Fri, 17/07/2009 - 10:50. From J.F. [1] The river has a tributary called the Sintria that flows into it east of Riolo Terme. Having reached the Senio River, the Division halted and endured its second Italian winter. British war correspondent's commentary on Battle of the Senio, Italy, 9/4/1945 includes actuality of artillery bombardment. The source of the river is in the province of Florence in the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano mountains. The Allied forward formations spen… The last of the bombers had barely disappeared out of sight on the journey home when the thunderous barrage of hundreds of guns of all calibres rained shells on targets beyond and on the Senio. The river flows northeast into the province of Ravenna and flows near Casola Valsenio, Riolo Terme, Castel Bolognese, Cotignola, Lugo, Bagnacavallo, Fusignano and Alfonsine before entering the Reno. The source of the river is in the province of Florence in the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano mountains. ... At this moment the Crocodiles and Wasps [flame-throwing tanks] roared fwd [forward] from their posns [positions] of concealment among the trees to the stopbank, mounted the ramps provided, and played long tongues of flame on B bank and beyond ... As soon as the Wasps and Crocodiles moved fwd the infantry left the start line. [citation needed]. There were still twenty minutes to go, and by the time all the men were in line a few minutes remained. Add your stories, photos, audio and more... Lance-Corporal E.H. Nepia describes the four-hour bombardment prior to the NZ Division's attack across the Senio River, 9 April 1945:We saw the first of the bombers, flying high in perfect formation, approach at 1340 hrs from the SW, huge Fortresses, like giant silver fish, silver in the bright afternoon sun. The area was the site of several hard-fought battles in the Spring of 1945, during the last phases of World War II in Europe. Then, as the first of the waves reached the target areas, a loud hissing accompanied the falling bombs, followed immediately by a deep prolonged rumble, then deep-toned explosions could be heard above the roar of the planes overhead, and, in the wake of these, the reverberations as the earth shook beneath the weight of the bomb loads. The others flew on. Captain (T/Maj) NORTHCROFT commanded a Coy in the battle across the Senio on the night 9/10 April 1945. The river is along the road to Imola. 455-57. The Allies had launched their last big offensive on the Gothic Line in August 1944, with the British Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese) attacking up the coastal plain of the Adriatic and the U.S. Fifth Army (Lieutenant General Mark Clark) attacking through the central Apennine Mountains. "World War II Engagements at the Senio River", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Senio&oldid=987637150, Metropolitan City of Florence geography stubs, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 November 2020, at 09:55. A Company had the task of seizing the banks of the River Senio before the other companies moved through their positions: The morning of Monday 9 April 1945 heralded the noisiest day I have ever lived through. Although they managed to breach the formidable Gothic Line defences, the Allies narrowly failed to break into the Po Valleybefore the winter weather made further progress impossible. On the right the Canadian Corps was to attack north-west towards the Senio and Santerno rivers and north-east towards Ravenna. The Senio is a 92-kilometre (57 mi) river of Romagna in Italy, the final right-sided tributary of the river Reno. The Senio is a 92-kilometre (57 mi) river of Romagna in Italy, the final right-sided tributary of the river Reno. In a long line, and spaced at intervals of at least ten feet between men, the Maoris crossed the intervening space in a trice, through the low trees, and burst upon the bank just as the Crocodiles and Wasps had ended their phase of operations. Seconds only were required for reaching the top of the bank, and then the men were over, out of sight. Battle of the Senio. The Allied crossing of the River Senio was one of the last hurdles that needed to be overcome in order to capture the great Po Valley basin and so complete the campaign in Italy. The river is along the road to Imola. The mean discharge at its mouth is about 10 cubic metres per second (350 cu ft/s); however this can vary from a minimum of 0.3 cubic metres per second (11 cu ft/s) to a maximum of 500 cubic metres per second (18,000 cu ft/s). The Battles of the Isonzo (known as the Isonzo Front by historians, Slovene: soška fronta) were a series of 12 battles between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies in World War I mostly on the territory of present-day Slovenia, and the remainder in Italy along the Isonzo River on the eastern sector of the Italian Front between June 1915 and November 1917. This part of the battle was designated Operation Chuckle, which had originally been a purely Canadian plan to take Ravenna, but was later adopted for … At 1440 hours, four hours and 40 minutes before H-hour, A and D companies pulled back from the positions at the river bank. Content description. The river has a tributary called the Sintria that flows into it east of Riolo Terme. Then they were over and away beyond into enemy territory. The river flows northeast into the province of Ravenna and flows near Casola Valsenio, Riolo Terme, Castel Bolognese, Cotignola, Lugo, Bagnacavallo, Fusignano and Alfonsine before entering the Reno. The disabled plane lost speed, then spiralled earthwards, out of control. From just a few days we have finished the installation of new flooring in the “Battle of the Senio” Museum: we have layed an Lvt floor with a modern aesthetic, with a High Resistance and in only 5 mm thickness! 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