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A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM JOHN HART AND THE FSSF ASSOCIATION.
The carnage of the breakout battle is difficult to imagine.
It was the deadliest single day in Force history with
59 killed, 500 wounded, and dozens of battle fatigue cases.
Thirty Forcemen were captured. The majority of those men
were taken at the railway line before the order to withdraw
was received. They had held their ground until the end.
A tank platoon also arrived, but three of its five medium tanks
were also immediately destroyed. With little means of attacking the
Tiger tanks, there was no choice but to issue a withdrawal and to bring
down an artillery barrage on the highway and railway line. The Forcemen
ran for their lives through a field of fire from both sides. After sundown,
the enemy formed a defensive line at the railway line while the Force re-grouped
a km south of the highway at the Perasso Canal. The 133rd Infantry Regiment moved
in and relieved the Force late that night. The next day the Germans were in full retreat
and the Anzio breakout was completed on May 25.
