Gustav Line

The Gustav Line, during World War II, was a series of German military fortifications, constructed by Organisation Todt, which ran from just north of where the Garigliano flows into the Tyrrhenian, to the mouth of the Sangro on the Adriatic. Following the crossing of the Garigliano, on January 17, 1944, by the British X Corps, Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring reinforced the Gustav Line with the 29th and 90th Panzergrenadier divisions (which had been in Rome). At the time of Operation Shingle (1944), the Gustav Line was commanded by General Heinrich von Vietinghoff of the 10th Armee.

See also:

• Operation Shingle

• Barbara Line
• Bernhardt Line