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Balzo dell'Aquila Machine Gun Position (Gothic Line)

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Balzo dell'Aquila Machine Gun Position (Gothic Line)

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    July 12, 2023

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    Former machine gun position of the Wehrmacht, with which the entire valley opposite, including the village (Pian degli Ontani), could be controlled.
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    July 19, 2025

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    A crucial lookout post overlooking the Sestaione Valley and the village of Pian degli Ontani, where the Germans positioned themselves to monitor any Allied movements.
    Manned 24/7, it allowed them to constantly keep the Americans under fire with an MG42 machine gun.
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    Location: Abetone Cutigliano, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

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