After the war, the devastation left by the battles on the Gothic Line made travels from one side of the Apennines to the other very difficult.
The intention was to organize a national final, but the Gothic Line prevented this.
Operation Olive the offensive by 15th Army Group in Italy in August to September 1944, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Rimini.
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In late summer 1944, a part of this division, SS-Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 16 (Reconnaissance Battalion 16), commanded by Major Walter Reder, was withdrawn from engagement with the American 5th Army then advancing on the Gothic Line to deal with an Italian Communist guerrilla unit, the Red Star Brigade (Brigata Stella Rossa).