262 Casualties per day, sustained by the British at Anzio, in the first thirty days of Operation Shingle. John P. Lucas Collection, AHEC, Carlisle, PA. Dave
Dave this is brilliant. How did you come across these files, & what are they called? I dont understand some of the acronyms.. Can you share anymore info? Thank-you for sharing them. Stu.
The British (at least) produced almost daily cumulative casualty reports per theatre and looks like some of this has been extrapolated from these. Below is the one from the 18th February in Italy. The inclusion of a separate section for 'Bridgehead Force' (i.e. Anzio) was included at the personal request of Churchill. Interestingly it also breaks down casualties by arm of service.
Excellent documents, very informative. What strikes me most is the huge disparity between the casualties suffered by the infantry and all other arms & services. Whilst I was aware that the infantry suffered the bulk of casualties these figures are staggering. 75% of the British total suffered by the infantry (including foot guards). Italy truly was a bloodbath for the PBI.
