Battle of the Argenta Gap

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Battle of the Argenta Gap
Part of the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
Churchill tanks advance with the British 56th Infantry Division north-east of Argenta.
Date 12–19 April 1945 Location Argenta, Emilia–Romagna Result Allied victory Territorial changes Territory south of the River Po falls into Allied hands.
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Germany
Commanders and leaders
Charles Keightley	Gerhard von Schwerin
Casualties and losses
625 dead	Over 3,000 prisoners taken

The Battle of the Argenta Gap was an engagement which formed part of the Allied spring 1945 offensive during the Italian campaign in the final stages of the Second World War. It took place in northern Italy from 12 to 19 April 1945 between troops of British V Corps commanded by Lieutenant-General Charles Keightley and German units of LXXVI Panzer Corps commanded by Lieutenant General (General der Panzertruppe) Gerhard von Schwerin.