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Salerno

Salerno

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A city in southern Italy where Allied forces landed and fought in 1943
  • proper noun
  • /səˈlɜrnəʊ/
: Salerno
  • In September 1943, Allied forces captured the port of Salerno during a significant battle in World War II.

Examples

  • The pivotal battle of Salerno was crucial for the Allied campaign in southern Italy.

  • Heinrich sought a cure from the best doctors in Christendom and even visited Salerno, twelfth-century Europe's most famous medical school.

    Academic text (2006)

  • When the 5th Army advanced to the Gulf of Salerno in Italy... ... extremely heavy fighting continues.

    The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

  • The same cannot be said of the soldiers on the Salerno beachhead.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Sicily, Salerno, Normandy and Holland... ...plus one more in Korea.

    We Were Soldiers (2002)

  • After landing at Salerno, the troops faced fierce resistance from German forces.

Surface Forms

Salerno main

Etymology

Salerno comes from the old Latin name Salernum, probably built from sal 'salt' because the town traded salt by the sea. So it is easy to remember Salerno as a seaside port city, which explains why it was an important landing site for Allied forces in 1943.