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Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Valentino - 05-16-2019


My name is Valentino Rossetti and I am the webmaster of the site dalvolturnoacassino.it .

I have collaborated with Marion J. Chard in relation to the 1108th presence in Italy.

 

I am conducting a research about a unit of German self-propelled guns that fought at Monte Porchia in the days between 3 and 8 January 1944 (just the days when the 48th companies were called to operate as infantry to give help to the conquest of this position).

The German unit was named (in German) 2.Batterie SturmGeschutz Abteilung 242 and was equipped with 75 mm guns.

There are some photographs that show some of these S.P. guns, hit or broken, taken January 9, 1944. The shooting location is generally referred to as "San Vittore area" but it is almost certain that it is near Monte Porchia (also included in the San Vittore area).

Photo list: monte-porchia.

 

Do you have any informations / photos that help me to identify the location of this unit in those days?

 

Greetings and thanks for the help you can give me.

Valentino


Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Walt's Daughter - 05-18-2019

Glad you joined. I'm sure the more people who see your request, the better. Welcome to the forum. Hope we can help you. 



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Valentino - 08-26-2019

Hello everyone, any information?



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Walt's Daughter - 08-30-2019

Sorry, not at this time, at least for me. Don't give up.



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Valentino - 08-30-2019

Let's hope some veterans have some memories.



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Walt's Daughter - 09-03-2019

Unfortunately not many left here. Too many of my boys have left this earth. 



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Walt's Daughter - 09-03-2019

While I don't believe this section points to any specific sp guns, it does give the history of the 1108th (48th and 235th Bns) during winter 43/44 in Italy. 



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Walt's Daughter - 09-03-2019


I haven't watched this all the way through, but...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1abpPHb1Hc


 



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Walt's Daughter - 09-03-2019


https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/winterline/winter-fm.htm


https://history.army.mil/brochures/naples/72-17.htm


https://www.jstor.org/stable/43470099?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents


https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-MTO-Salerno/index.html


http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/docs/1108th/We%20the%2048th%20book.PDF


 


I hope some of this helps. It's a lot of reading.


 



Mount Porchia, 3-8 January 1944 - The german S.P. guns - Valentino - 09-03-2019


4 hours ago, Walt's Daughter said:

I haven't watched this all the way through, but...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1abpPHb1Hc


 


I've seen it all (I know it very well), there are no German SP guns