Gothic Line

The Gothic Line was the name the Germans originally conferred on their strong series of defenses in the Apennines of Italy. Running from north of Lucca on the west coast of the Italian peninsula to south of Pesaro on the east coast, the Gothic Line was a formidable objective during the Italian Campaign. It was not breached until September 1944. In June 1944, Adolf Hitler renamed the Gothic Line the Green Line, and the Allies generally referred to it as the Pisa-Rimini Line. However, these defenses continue to be known to history as the Gothic Line.