Editing Volturno Line (section)

==Fifth Army on the River Volturno==
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[[File:Volturno2Mignano12Oct15Nov1943.jpg|thumb|320px|right|Summary of [[United States Army North|U.S. Fifth Army]] Operations, Italy 12 October to 15 November 1943.]]

On the other coast, the [[United States Army North|U.S. Fifth Army]], commanded by [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]] [[Mark W. Clark]], attacked across the Volturno on the night of 12 October.<ref>Lloyd Clark, p37</ref> The Germans, using rearguard tactics, succeeded in slowing the American advance. They skillfully utilized the terrain, which was favourable for defence, to conduct a fighting withdrawal to the next line north (the [[Barbara Line]]) which the Allies reached by 2 November.