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The History of WWII Podcast

Episode 598-Monty Can't Keep His Promise

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.44.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Monty’s 8th Army can’t push on north to Catania, so he has other forces swing to the left. But this 3 prong attack fails as well. Ordering his men to go on the defensive, Monty calls in more troops from North Africa. Meanwhile, Patton is planning his drive east, to Messina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.9

Episode 598, Monty can't keep his promise.

0:47.6

Last time, the Durham Light Infantry sought to push on from the pre-missau bridge,

0:52.9

which is located 12 miles south of Cantania.

0:56.6

Yet instead of giving more ground, the Germans decided to stay near the northern bank and give resistance.

1:03.9

Thus, the bridgehead established by the Durham's was minuscule, but it was a bridgehead.

1:09.7

Now, Monty wanted it expanded. In fact, the 8th Army

1:13.9

commander had come close to Premisole Bridge during July 16th, giving this order before day's end.

1:20.2

The 300-yard-wide and 300-yard-deep bridgehead was to be expanded, andintanaia would come under a simultaneous direct assault

1:29.2

via an amphibious landing. The attack plan now to expand the bridgehead would start out with the

1:35.3

best part of the previous attack. Starting at 1 a.m. July 17th with the 8th D.L.I holding the bridgehead

1:43.2

barely, the 6th and 9th DLI would cross the river

1:47.9

to the west of the bridge. Then turning right, they would make for Highway 114. In advance north,

1:54.9

a battalion on each side of the road. They were to advance about 1,000 yards beyond the bridge,

2:00.7

and this would put them past the sunken road. With were to advance about 1,000 yards beyond the bridge, and this would put them past

2:02.4

the sunken road. With that done, the Sherman tanks of the third city of London Yomanary

2:07.8

would cross the bridge and try to keep the Germans on the run. Of course, all this would start out

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