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unusual facts about Sangro


Cemetery Sangro River

In this cemetery are buried 2,616 soldiers from the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth who died in World War II defending the shoreline near the Sangro River against the retreating German soldiers on the Winter Line.


4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade

The Brigade arrived in Italy on 5 October 1943, landing at Taranto and were involved in the first actions to break through the Bernhardt Line on the Sangro front.

Atessa Val di Sangro S.S.D.

Atessa Val di Sangro A.S.D. 2012 is an Italian association football club from Atessa, Abruzzo.

Castel di Sangro

The town gained some popularity in the mid-1990s thanks to the exploits of local football club Castel di Sangro Calcio In 1996, Castel di Sangro was visited by American author Joe McGinniss who wrote The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, a book about the team that made it up through 5 leagues to get to Serie B, the second-highest league in Italian football.

Giovanni Antonio Palazzo

He became secretary to Don Fabrizio di Sangro, Duke of Vietri di Potenza.

Joe Addo

Joseph Addo features in the book The Miracle Of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss where it seems a transfer for Joseph from FSV Frankfurt to A.S.D. Castel di Sangro Calcio had been agreed, only for the Castel di Sangro's owners to pull out.

The Miracle of Castel di Sangro

The Miracle of Castel di Sangro is an account by American writer Joe McGinniss of the first season Italian club Castel di Sangro Calcio spent in Serie B.


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