1. Anzio - Noun
2. Anzio - Proper noun
a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II
Source: WordNetHe was replaced by Brigadier Graham Parkinson; a German counter-attack at Anzio had failed and been called off. Source: Internet
The Germans counterattacked down the via Appia from the Alban hills in a front four miles wide, but could not retake Anzio. Source: Internet
During World War II, Sybil was a military nurse, serving for a while at the military hospital in Anzio Beach. Source: Internet
While the Leibstandarte was operating in the north, the 16 SS Reichsführer-SS sent a Kampfgruppe to contain the Anzio landings in January 1944. Source: Internet
Men Heracles and Iolaus (Fountain mosaic from the Anzio Nymphaeum) As a symbol of masculinity and warriorship, Heracles also had a number of male lovers. Source: Internet
However, because the Allied Chiefs of Staff would only make landing craft available until early February, the Anzio landing had to take place in late January with the coordinated attack on the Gustav line some three days earlier. Source: Internet