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Noun: Salerno  su'lur-now
  1. A World War II battle in which Allied forces captured this Italian port city in September 1943
    "The Battle of Salerno marked the beginning of the Italian Campaign"

Type of: amphibious assault

Part of: Second World War, World War 2, World War II

Encyclopedia: Salerno, Florida