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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|German defence line during WW2}}<br />
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[[Image:ItalyDefenseLinesSouthofRome1943 4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|German prepared defensive lines south of Rome]]<br />
The '''Caesar Line''' was the last [[Wehrmacht|German]] line of defence in [[Italy]] before [[Rome]] during the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] of the [[World War II|Second World War]]. <br />
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== Geography ==<br />
The extended from the west coast near [[Ostia (town)|Ostia]], over the Alban Hills south of Rome, from [[Valmontone]] to [[Avezzano]] and then to [[Pescara]] on the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] coast. Behind the western half of the line was a subsidiary line, the [[Roman switch line]] which took a path north of Rome.{{cn|date=November 2025}}<br />
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== Roman switch line (subsidiary line) ==<br />
The '''Roman switch line''' was a line of defense that branched off the [[Caesar C line]] and running north of [[Rome]] towards coast of the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]]. The next line was [[Trasimene Line]] in central Italy which was intended to delay the Allies and allow the completion of the [[Gothic Line]] a major defensive works north of [[Florence]].<br />
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== Breach of the line ==<br />
When the Caesar C Line defences, manned by the [[14th Army (Wehrmacht)|German 14th Army]], were breached by the [[United States Army North|U.S. Fifth Army]] on 30 May 1944, following the [[Battle of Anzio|breakout from Anzio]], the road to Rome was finally opened and Rome fell on 4 June.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Oliver |first1=Dennis |title=Panther German Army Medium Tank: Italian Front, 1944–1945 |date=5 January 2024 |publisher=Pen and Sword Military |isbn=978-1-3990-6501-6 |page=30 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Panther_German_Army_Medium_Tank/-WeIEAAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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The Germans retreated to their next line of defence, the [[Trasimene Line]] where the 14th Army re-aligned with the [[10th Army (Wehrmacht)|German 10th Army]] before withdrawing to the formidable defences of the [[Gothic Line]].{{cn|date=November 2025}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Operation Shingle|Battle of Anzio]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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