A 12.7 mm (cal. 0.50) machine gun keps the enemy away.

GMC CCKW-353

Having fought through the worst of the battle at Anzio, the Third Division was replaced by the 34th Infantry Division after 67 days of continuous frontline action and moved to corps reserve beginning March 28. Easter fell on April 9, 1944 as the Easter Bunny made an appearance in the barrel of a firmly entrenched beachhead gun. texag57
   

Easter Sunday near Anzio

The nine-day battle at Montelimar cost the German army dearly in the midst of unimaginable horror. The final convoy leaving Montelimar on August 29, with 2,000 vehicles of all type including horse-drawn transportation, was trapped on a 14 kilometer stretch of Highway 7 to the north. Deadly artillery fire and a few fighter bomber attacks claimed a grim reward. texag57
