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The Battle of Authion was a military engagement that took place towards the end of World War II within the near defeat of Nazi Germany in April 1945. Allied forces were sent to the French Alps - British and French Army were ready to face the determined but weakened Germans and Italians. A critical choke point was the 2 km high massive Authion where the Axis were locked up in. Hoping to conquer Authion and so create a clear path to Italy, Harold Alexander authorized an assault on Authion on 10 April 1945. == The German Defend On Authion == The massive Authion has a height of over 2 km, it dominates about 1,5 km over the Alpine Valleys of Cairos, surrounded by steep slopes and deforested ravines. It is very difficult to access, only by a strategic path of switchbacks, containing mostly rocky ridges. This mountain range was crowned by important military works, namely Forca au Nord and Milles Fourches au Sud. These were strong, concrete protected forts topped with several meters of earth and locked by high gates and a deep ditch. They were also three Towns in the North East and East of the forts. The massive Authion was therefore of decisive strategic importance in this part of the Alps. The German Command had this alpine area of this massif, the very basis of his defensive system. A Bavarian battalion of the 34th Mountain Division held the fortifications, the flanks of the massif were bombarded by enemy fire. German troop reserves were stationed in the Roya Valley and were ready to intervene at the threatened points. These forts were also protected by important campaign work. Namely: * Trenches * Dense networks of wires * Barbed wire * Anti-tank mines 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Authion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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