Convento dell'Incontro is a
Franciscan
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monastery that sits on the highest hill top south west of Florence in
Bagno a Ripoli
Bagno a Ripoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence.
The International School of Florence has its primary school campus in the comune. . It was the site of the Battle of Incontro on 8 August 1944 when the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1959.
The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, by the merger of the 32nd (Cornwall Light ...
plus attachments took the position against fierce opposition from a German
Panzergrenadier
''Panzergrenadier'' (), abbreviated as ''PzG'' (WWII) or ''PzGren'' (modern), meaning '' "Armour"-ed fighting vehicle "Grenadier"'', is a German term for mechanized infantry units of armoured forces who specialize in fighting from and in conjun ...
Regiment.
The
bell tower described in the battle is now demolished. See also Northern Irish Horse articles (they provided support in their
Churchill tank
The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, a ...
s).
The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry were awarded a
Battle Honour
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
In European military t ...
, probably the only occasion this has been awarded to a single battalion. It was also describe as "a textbook example of a battalion attack". Ref: Obituary of
commanding officer.
After the battle the Germans retreated north of the
River Arno.
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Monasteries in Tuscany