Maps

These maps detail Allied and Axis positions leading up to, and during, the December 26, 1944 battle in the village of Sommocolonia chronicled in Braided in Fire: Black GIs and Tuscan Villagers on the Gothic Line. Click on the images below to view each at a larger size.

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Map I ■ September 1944
Map I ■ September 1944

Allied and Axis positions on the western side of the Gothic Line, September 1944

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Map II ■ December 25, 1944
Map II ■ December 25, 1944

Allied and Axis positions on the western side of the Gothic Line — December 25, 1944, the day before the battle of Sommocolonia chronicled in Braided in Fire.

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Map III ■ Wintergewitter | December 26, 1944
Map III ■ Wintergewitter | December 26, 1944

Wintergewitter | Allied and Axis positions on December 26, 1944

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Map IV ■ December 26, 1944 attack on Sommocolonia
Map IV ■ December 26, 1944 attack on Sommocolonia

The German attack on the village of Sommocolonia, December 26, 1944. Dwellings of villagers documented in Braided in Fire are noted.

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