October 1st 1943

The paratroopers of Major Edward C. Krause's 3/505th enter Naples

On 1st October 1943, paratroopers from the 3/505th PIR of the 82nd Airborne Division entered Naples in Italy. Major Edward C. Krause, the battalion commander, hung an American flag in front of the Italian Post Office. A few days later, the 505th PIR seized the bridges spanning the canals of the town of Arnone.

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