1943年，这是我们的战略目标之一 In 1943 it was one of our strategic aims.
尽可能多地吸引德国队 To draw as many German forces as possible.
远离俄罗斯前端的法国沿海地区 Away from the Russian front and French coastal areas.
并将它们包含在意大利半岛上 And to contain them on the Italian peninsula.
虽然尽可能多地解放意大利 While liberating as much of Italy as might be possible.
随着我们的手段 With the means at our disposal.
由于我们的大部分供应都是针对英国的 As the bulk of our supplies was directed to England.
为即将到来的入侵 For the forthcoming invasion.
必须在意大利开展业务 Operations in Italy had to be conducted.
在极其有限的范围内 On an extremely limited scale.
因此它来了 Thus it came about.
那是在冬季 That during the winter months.
意大利的盟军部门数量大大减少 The number of allied divisions in Italy .. was greatly reduced.
然而，他们的努力如此坚定 Yet, so determined was their effort.
他们成功地在意大利举行了比赛 That they succeeded in holding in Italy.
大量德国分部 A very large number of German divisions.
在入侵前期间 During the pre-invasion period.
圣彼得 San Pietro.
在第5军部门 In the 5th Army sector.
是Liri山谷的关键 Was the key to the Liri Valley.
我们知道它并且敌人知道它 We knew it .. and the enemy knew it.
我们不得不接受它 We had to take it.
即使直接成本很高 Even though the immediate cost would be high.
我们接受了它 We took it.
与前进相关的成本并不过高 And the cost in relation to the later advance .. was not excessive.
就其本质而言 By its very nature.
这个成功工作苦苦挣扎每个士兵 This success worked bitter hardships. Upon each individual soldier.
要求充分衡量他的勇气和奉献精神 Calling for the full measure of his courage .. and devotion.
我们的第五军队的反应提供了一个鼓舞人心的页面 The response of our 5th Army troops provides an inspiring page.
在我们的军事历史中 In our military history.
对于这些生与死的人 To these individuals .. living and dead.
那些现在继续他们传统的人 And to those who now continue in their tradition.
这张照片是专用的 This picture is dedicated.
Liri Valley位于意大利中部 Liri Valley lies in the Italian midland.
那不勒斯西北约60英里 Some 60 miles northwest of Naples.
罗马东南约40英里 Some 40 miles southeast of Rome.
宽阔平坦的走廊，四面环山 A wide, flat corridor enclosed between four walls of mountains.
在冬季，利里山脉的最高峰登上了雪 In winter, the highest peaks of the Liri range ascend into the snow.
但谷底有其独特的树林和古老的葡萄藤 But the valley floor with its olive groves and ancient vines.
它的小麦和玉米作物 Its crops of wheat and corn.
今年是绿色的 Is green the year around.
也就是说，在正常情况下 That is, in normal times.
去年对于葡萄和橄榄来说是糟糕的一年 Last year was a bad year for grapes and olives.
秋季种植很晚 And the fall planting was late.
许多领域休耕 Many fields lay fallow.
从南到山谷有两种方式 There are two ways from the south into the valley.
一，一个狭窄的通行证 One, a narrow pass.
另一个高山，风景秀丽的山区 The other a high, scenic road over the mountains.
他们聚集在古老的San Pietro村庄的遗址前 They converge before the site of the ancient village of San Pietro.
这700年来一直站在利里谷的门槛上 Which for 700 years, has stood at the threshold of Liri Valley.
欢迎旅客 Welcoming the traveler
它的石头从它起伏的母山开采 The stones of its walls were quarried from the parent hill from where it rises.
人口为：上次人口普查时为1,412人 The population was: 1,412 at the last census.
肯定社区 Affirming community.
守护神：彼得 Patron Saint: Peter.
兴趣点：圣彼得斯1438 Point of interest: Saint Peters. 1438.
注意：有趣的处理圣坛 Note: interesting treatment of chancel.
从1943年10月底开始 From the end of October 1943.
直到12月中旬，SanPietro和周围的地面 Until the middle of December, San Pietro and the surrounding ground ..
在我们的第5军前线，是一些最具争议的战斗场面 Was the scene of some of the most bitter fighting on our 5th Army front.
意大利的竞选活动压制了它的第二阶段 The Italian campaign had entered its second phase.
在静止期后再次向前推进 To push forward again, after a static period.
由季节性降雨带来 Brought on by heavy seasonal rains.
我们的战线与地形本身一样随意 Our battle lines were as haphazard as the terrain itself.
洪水泛滥的河流来回扭曲 With its flood-swollen rivers that twisted back and forth.
在我们的行军路线上，每条河似乎都是五条河 Across our line of march so that each river seemed like five.
在没有河流穿过的地方，一座山阻挡了我们的目标 And where there was no river to cross, a mountain blocked our goal.
前面的每个峰值都比我们赢得的最后一个高出几米 Each peak ahead being a few meters higher than the last we had won.
这样每个新的峰值都要为之奋斗 So that each new peak had to be fought for.
艰难的上坡方式随着敌人俯视我们的喉咙 The hard, uphill way. With the enemy looking down our throats.
他们有时间强化和掩饰自己的立场 They had had time to fortify and camouflage their positions.
任何数量的炮火或空中轰击都不会迫使他们撤离 No amount of artillery fire or aerial bombardment could force them to withdraw.
这是步兵要做的 That was for the infantry to do.
使用这些武器 Employing those weapons ..
这可以在狭窄的洞穴，洞穴和战斗洞中找到并摧毁生命 That can find and destroy life in narrow trenches, caves and fighting holes.
这取决于那个带着步枪的人，一个被所有武器攻击的人 It was up to the man with the rifle, the man under fire from all weapons.
那个人的方式，我们所有的武器，陆地，空中和海上只是为了准备 The man whose way, all our weapons, land, air and sea serve only to prepare.
这是由步兵来攻击一个隐藏的敌人 It was up to the foot-soldiers to attack a hidden enemy.
地上撒有地雷 Over ground that was sown with mines.
杀伤人员S-Mines The antipersonnel S-Mines.
在腹股沟下方飞来一会儿 That fly up a footfall to explode beneath the groin.
在整个战线前，Wereenemy的准备工作更加精细 Nowhere along the entire front were enemy preparations more elaborate.
比圣彼得区 Than the San Pietro area.
对于San Pietro而言，它位于Liri Valley的门槛上 For San Pietro stands at the threshold of Liri Valley.
并通过Liri山谷，广泛和水平 And through Liri Valley, wide and level.
在罗马南部经营最高度的道路 Runs the most highly prized length of road south of Rome.
到12月，我们在圣彼得大街的北部，东部和南部占据了一席之地 By December, we had the high ground to the north, east, and south of San Pietro.
Camino Maggiore是最后一个落下的山丘 The Camino Maggiore hill mast being the last to fall.
在一线命令下的一支意大利旅试图捕获Mt Lungo An Italian brigade under a line command had made an attempt to capture Mt Lungo.
在即将采取的行动中，拥有这些将极大地有利于我们 The possession of which would be greatly to our benefit in the impending action.
意大利人几乎全军覆没 The Italians were all but annihilated.
鉴于他们的损失过大 In view of their excessive losses.
针对Mt Lungo的战略高度的进一步行动被放弃了 Further operations against Mt Lungo's strategic heights were abandoned.
决定直接进行正面攻击 And it was decided to make a direct frontal assault.
在San Pietro周围的敌人阵地 On enemy positions in and around San Pietro.
第36届德克萨斯步兵师的要素 Elements of the 36th Texas Infantry Division.
从位置旋转到位置，俯瞰山谷 Were rotated from position to position, overlooking the valley.
因此，部队可以从各种角度研究terrainahead So the troops might study the terrain ahead from various viewpoints.
巡逻活动是持续的 Patrol activity was continuous.
白天和黑夜，单位出去反击地面，引火 Day and night, units went out to reconnoiter the ground, draw fire.
以囚犯为例 Take prisoners.
从而增加了关于敌人的信息总和 Thus adding to the sum of our information about the enemy.
高点Mount Lungo是351 High points. Mount Lungo was 351.
Sammucro山是1205和950全部有人值班 Mount Sammucro was 1205 and 950 were all manned in force.
该镇本身就被强烈驻守 The town itself was strongly garrisoned.
拥有众多迫击炮，机关枪和重型武器阵地 With numerous mortar, machine gun, and heavy weapon emplacements.
四个敌人营被连接到一排连接战壕 Four enemy battalions were dug into a line of connecting trenches ..
和相互支持的箱子深入？ And mutually supporting pill-boxes in depth?
从隆戈山的基地扩展 That extended from the base of Mount Lungo.
东北横跨山谷地板山Sammucro基地 North-east across the valley floor o the base of Mount Sammucro.
另一个营是为了保卫圣彼得大教堂西北部的高地而组织起来的 Another battalion was organized to defend the high ground northwest of San Pietro.
这些位置之前的区域被大量开采 Areas before these positions were heavily mined.
并且持有铁丝网和诱杀陷阱的混乱 And held a confusion of barbed wire and booby traps.
在前一天下午，D-day和H-hourwere传达给营指挥部 On the afternoon before, D-day and H-hour were communicated to battalion commands.
12月8日0620时 December 8th .. at 06.20 hours.
第143步兵团第1营 The 1st Battalion of the 143rd Infantry Regiment.
攻击1205年的峰会 To attack the summit of 1205.
当他们在黑暗的掩护下向上移动 As they moved up the mountain under cover of darkness.
在实现其目标后，沿着山脊进行攻击 And upon achieving its objective, to attack along the ridge ..
到圣彼得北部的一个地方 To a point northwest of San Pietro.
第3个游侠营像攻击950 The 3rd Ranger Battalion likewise to attack 950.
MountSammucro山群的另一个特点 Another feature of the Mount Sammucro hill mass.
第143营的第2营攻击圣彼得北部的果园 The 2nd Battalion of the 143rd to attack over the orchards north of San Pietro.
第3营，支持，跟随第2营400码 The 3rd Battalion, acting in support, to follow the 2nd at 400 yards.
在萨勒诺建立滩头堡的原始力量 Of the original force to establish the beachhead at Salerno.
从那时起，第143名就已经过了两周 The 143rd had since been all but a fortnight in action.
在极度苦涩的天气条件下 Under extremely bitter weather conditions.
在萨勒诺，在Volturno Crossing At Salerno, at the Volturno Crossing.
它受到了致命的惩罚 It had taken mortal punishment.
未来的任务承诺没有流血事件 The task ahead promised no less bloodshed.
它是在商品精神和高度自信的情况下进行的 And it was undertaken in good spirits and high confidence.
第1营开始漫长而崎岖的登山Sammucro The 1st Battalion began the long, rugged climb up Mount Sammucro.
夜幕降临，我们的炮兵开放了 As night fell, our artillery opened up.
整个晚上，猛烈的火焰冲击着敌人的主要阻力 And through the night, intense fire was laid down on the enemy's main resistance.
大部分时间都在下雨 It had rained most of the night.
随着越野越过出发线，H-hour正在下雨 And it was raining at H-hour as the battalions crossed the line of departure.
他们遇到了大约200码的前锋 Some 200 yards forward, they encountered ..
从药盒的地雷和自动火灾 Mines and automatic fire from pill-boxes.
炮兵准确无误 The artillery was deadly accurate.
由于来自Mount Lungo的优秀敌人观察俯视我们的进步 By reason of excellent enemy observation from Mount Lungo overlooking our advance.
其中继续另外200到400码 Which continued another 200 to 400 yards.
许多男人为了达到药盒而不顾一切地生活 Many men gave their lives in attempts to reach pill-boxes ..
通过狭窄的枪口投掷手榴弹 To throw hand grenades through the narrow gun openings.
第3营是承诺的 The 3rd Battalion was committed.
但是这次进步从未超过出发线600码 But the advance never got more than 600 yards past the line of departure.
我们对San Pietro的最初攻击遭到重创，伤亡惨重 Our initial assault on San Pietro had been repulsed. With heavy casualties.
然而，对1205山的袭击取得了巨大成功 The attack on hill 1205 however, was a brilliant success.
第一营的主要成员获得了目标的顶峰 Leading elements of the 1st Battalion had gained the summit of the objective.
在一个强烈根深蒂固的敌人之前知道攻击正在进行中 Before a strongly entrenched enemy knew that an assault was in progress.
在1205的右边，第3个RangerBattalion抓住了它的目标 To the right of 1205, the 3rd Ranger Battalion had captured its objective.
但只有在经历了连续的攻击和昂贵的伤亡之后 But only after successive attacks and costly casualties.
在950年，敌人没有意识到 For on 950 the enemy was not taken unaware.
在1205年和950年都要进行反击 Counter attacks were to be expected. On both 1205 and 950.
他们没有长期发展 They were not long developing.
拳头是在白昼早期发射的 The fist was launched during the early daylight hours.
即使它遭到殴打，另一个形式 And even as it was beaten off, another took form.
白天和黑夜，他们紧随其后 Day and night, they followed.
不懈的暴力 Unremitting violence.
每次新尝试都会造成敌人死亡 The toll of enemy dead mounted with each new attempt.
德国囚犯于1205年和950年被捕 The German prisoners captured on 1205 and 950.
说他们被命令不惜一切代价夺走这些职位 Said they had been ordered to retake those positions at all costs.
除了防御山1205，第1营 In addition to defending hill 1205, the 1st Battalion ..
服从野战秩序，减少敌人防御 Obedient to the field order, undertook the reduction of enemy defenses.
这是沿着西边的山脊组织的 Which were organized along the ridge running west.
12月12日 On the 12th of December ..
第1营被第504降落伞营加固 The 1st Battalion was reinforced with the 504th Parachute Battalion.
接管并维持了1205和950的防御 Which took over and maintained the defenses of 1205 and 950.
从而使第1营成为可能 Thereby enabling the 1st Battalion ..
将其全部剩余的力量扔到沿着山脊的攻击中 To throw its entire remaining strength into the assault along the ridge.
但是在过去的五天里，第一根弦已经缩小并缩小了 But the first string had dwindled and shrunk in the five days passed.
现在有一个问题，即现有的数字是否足以占上风 There was now a question if its existing numbers were sufficient to prevail.
12月14日晚上的报道 Reports during the night of the 14th December.
说明敌人遭受了痛苦的抵抗 Stated that the enemy was offering bitter resistance.
这个问题令人严重怀疑 And that the issue was in grave doubt.
同时，在下面的橄榄露台上 Meanwhile, on the olive terraces below.
第二和第三营有两次试图达到他们的目标 The 2nd and 3rd Battalions had twice again attempted to reach their objective.
两次他们都遇到了自动武器和炮火的墙壁 Both times they came up against a wall of automatic weapons and artillery fire.
志愿者巡逻队试图在新的优势中恢复阵地 Volunteer patrols made attempts to reach enemy positions in the new strong points.
任何此类巡逻队中没有一个成员曾经活着过来 Not a single member of any such patrol ever came back alive.
我们的攻击部队由盟军战斗机巡逻队提供了良好的掩护 Our attacking forces were furnished good aerial cover by allied fighter patrol.
但是偶尔，敌人的飞机会突然轰炸并摧毁我们的阵地 But now and then, enemy planes slipped through to bomb and strafe our positions.
从第一天起，所有目的都保持不变 Which, to all purposes had remained unchanged .. since the first day.
为了打破僵局，下令进行了一次共同的分区攻击 To break the deadlock, orders were given for a co�rdinated divisional attack.
143名第2和第3营在执行命令时受到了限制 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 143rd to proceed in the execution of the orders.
与第753坦克营公司合作 Acting in conjunction, Company A of the 753rd Tank Battalion ..
从高速公路东边攻击圣彼得罗 To attack San Pietro from the east over the high road.
第141营1营攻击平坦的谷底 1 Battalion of the 141st to attack over the flat valley floor.
在第142步兵团的D日，夜幕降临 After nightfall on D-day, the 142nd Infantry Regiment ..
攻击Mount Lungo To attack Mount Lungo.
早先决定不攻击这些战略高度 The earlier decision not to attack those strategic heights.
鉴于目前的危急情况已经逆转 Having been reversed in view of the present critical situation.
在准备攻击时，所有第5军的炮兵都在射程内 In preparation for the attack, all 5th Army artillery within range ..
包括坦克和全轨道 Including tanks and all-tracks.
是针对圣彼得罗 Was directed against San Pietro.
和周边地区 And the surrounding area.
H小时12小时 H-hour. 12 hundred hours.
D日12月15日 D-day the 15th of December.
第141步兵团从其出发线前进约400码 The 141st Infantry advance some 400 yards from its line of departure.
在敌人的火力下磨损并保持无力 To be worn down and held powerless under the weight of enemy fire.
143的第2和第3位 The 2nd and 3rd Battalion of the 143rd ..
比他们以前的位置超过100码 Advanced some 100 yards beyond their former positions.
在前方敌人防御之前几乎直接到达某一点 To a point almost directly before forward enemy defenses.
再次，他们被迫采取这样的掩护，因为地震可以提供 And again they were forced to take such cover as the quaking earth could offer.
和坦克 And the tanks.
订单是他们进入城镇，在那里找到并销毁重型武器 Orders were for them to enter the town, locate and destroy heavy weapons there.
这是针对攻击步兵的 Which were leveled against our attacking foot-soldiers.
通往San Pietrois的高速公路是一条狭窄的山路 The high road in to San Pietro is a narrow mountain road.
从它的开始到体面到Liri Valley And from the beginning of its winding decent into Liri Valley ..
这是在敌人的直接观察下 It was under direct enemy observation.
十六辆坦克从那条路开始 Sixteen tanks started down that road.
三人到达了城镇的郊区 Three reached the outskirts of the town.
其中两个被摧毁，一个失踪 Of these, two were destroyed and one was missing.
敌人后面有五辆坦克被固定 Five tanks were immobilized behind enemy lines.
他们的工作人员不得不放弃他们 Their crews having to abandon them.
五辆坦克击中了我们线内的敌人 Five tanks hit enemy mines within our lines.
然后被敌人的枪声摧毁了 And were thereupon destroyed by enemy gunfire.
四辆坦克返回露营区 Four tanks returned to the bivouac area.
天黑后，两家公司 After dark, two companies.
一个来自第二营，一个来自第三营 One from the 2nd Battalion and one from the 3rd.
终于在San Pietro之前成功渗透到了位置 Finally succeeded in penetrating enemy positions before San Pietro.
但接受正面和侧面火力，他们被迫退休 But receiving both frontal and flanking fire, they were forced to retire.
公司E已经减少了对少数步枪兵的力量 Company E having been reduced in strength to a handful of riflemen.
和公司L整流罩好一点 And Company L fairing little better.
在Sammucro山脊上 On the mount Sammucro ridge ..
第1营与目标一百码一起战斗 The 1st Battalion fought its way within a hundred yards of the objective.
但它已经支付了一个人一码的速度 But it had paid for ground gained at the rate of a man a yard.
没有任何进一步前进的战斗力量 It did not have the strength to carry the fight any further forward.
然而，在Mount Lungo，尽管有强烈的抵抗力 On Mount Lungo however, despite bitter resistance.
在连续的波浪中，第142营的一直向上推进 Battalions of the 142nd, in successive waves, kept pushing upwards.
直到12月16日的早晨白天 Until in the early daylight hours of the 16th December.
它的步兵已经登顶了 Its foot-soldiers had gained the summit.
并且正在抹去顽固的敌人 And were wiping up what remained of a stubborn enemy.
这个高度被证明是敌人定义计划的关键位置 And that height proved to be a key position in the enemy plan of defines.
就像Mount Lungo倒下一样 For even as Mount Lungo fell.
整个San Pietroarea的敌人都准备退出 The enemy, throughout the San Pietro area, made preparations to withdraw.
几乎无一例外，敌人会反击以阻止撤退 Almost invariably the enemy would counter-attack to cover a withdrawal.
第一次猛烈的推力在几个小时内发出 The first violent thrust was delivered within a few hours.
此后，反击在波浪中蔓延 And thereafter, counter-attacks came in waves.
爆炸的轰鸣声与下一次冲击的狂暴和愤怒交织在一起 The roar of the blasts mingling with the rush and fury of the next to break.
许多公司失去了所有的官员 Many companies lost all their officers.
入伍的男性成为鼓舞人心的领导者 Enlisted men came forward as inspirational leaders.
将他们受到重创的公司团结起来，再抵制一次又一次的冲击 To rally their battered companies into resisting yet one more onslaught.
我们的炮兵落在我们前线元素的100码范围内 Our artillery was brought to fall within 100 yards of our front-line elements.
五个小时后，地球从未停止过颤抖 After five hours, during which the earth never ceased to tremble.
反击结束了 The counter-attacks ended.
已经开始表明敌人的主体撤离 Indicating the withdrawal of the enemy's main body had commenced.
为了与敌人保持联系，我们的巡逻队立即向前推进 Trying to keep contact with the enemy, our patrols immediately pushed ahead.
进入小镇后，他们发现圣彼得罗是我们的选择 Entering the town they discovered that San Pietro was ours for the taking.
第2和第3营 The 2nd and 3rd Battalions.
不到一支步枪公司的实力 Less than a rifle company in strength.
疲惫不堪，但还活着 Wearied to death, but who were alive.
绊倒了，过了圣彼得 Stumbled forward, past San Pietro.
巩固收益，与敌人建立联系 To consolidate gains and re-establish contact with the enemy.
现在占据新的位置，距离超过五公里 Now taking up new positions some five kilometers beyond.
这就是圣彼得大战的广泛形象 That is the broad shape of the battle of San Pietro.
这是利里河谷第一次多次战斗 Which was to be the first of many battles in Liri Valley.
这是一场非常昂贵的战斗 It was a very costly battle.
战斗结束后，仅143军团就在那里 After the battle, the 143rd Infantry Regiment alone ..
需要1,100个替换 Required 1,100 replacements.
失去的生命是宝贵的生命 The lives lost were precious lives.
把自己的国家送给亲人 To their country .. to their loved ones.
对于男人们自己 And to the men themselves.
为了第143步兵团的生活 For the living of the 143rd Infantry Regiment ..
超过100种装饰，用于超出使命召唤的值班行为 More than 100 decorations for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
你们在这里看到很多活着 Many among these you see alive here ..
此后他们加入了他们在圣彼得大楼的兄弟们的行列 Have since joined the ranks of their brothers-in-arms who fell at San Pietro.
对于未来，圣维托雷 For ahead lay San Vittore.
还有Rapido河和卡西诺 And the Rapido River and Cassino.
除了卡西诺，更多的山脉和更多的山脉 And beyond Cassino, more rivers and more mountains.
更多的城镇，更多的San Pietros And more towns, more San Pietros.
大或小一千多 Greater or lesser .. a thousand more.
随着战斗超越圣彼得罗，向西 As the battle passed over beyond San Pietro, westward.
市民开始出现在山上的洞穴中 Townspeople began to appear, coming out of their caves in the mountains.
因为他们一直在隐藏着敌人的占领 For they had stayed in hiding during the enemy occupation.
他们大多是老人和孩子 They were mostly old people. And children.
市民们被警告对抗敌人的地雷和诱杀陷阱 The townspeople were warned against enemy mines and booby traps.
哪些是在被清除的过程中 Which were in the process of being cleared.
孩子们很快就会忘记 Children are able to forget quickly.
昨天他们哭了 Yesterday they wept.
今天有微笑甚至笑声 Today there are smiles and even laughter.
明天，就好像从来没有发生过这样的事情 Tomorrow, it will be as though the bad things had never happened.
生活在San Pietro恢复 Living was resumed in San Pietro.
我们的主要军事目标是发动并击败敌人 Our prime military aim being to engage and to beat the enemy.
城镇本身的捕获和人民的解放 The capture of the town itself and the liberation of its people.
属于偶然性质 Is of an incidental nature.
但人民在他们的军事上是无辜的 But the people in their military innocence ..
把我们看作是他们的送货员 Look upon us solely as their deliverers.
我们来的是解放他们和他们的农场 It was to free them, and their farmlands, that we came.
在我们的线路后面，西南到海 Behind our lines, southwest to the sea.
这些田地是绿色的，随着我们的到来种植了大量的作物 The fields are green with growing crops planted after our coming.
其他同样生活的人也是如此 By other people of other towns who live likewise.
在圣彼得罗新获得的地球被耕种和播种 The new-won earth at San Pietro was plowed and sown.
今年收获丰收 To yield a good harvest this year.
人们祈祷他们的守护神 And the people pray that their patron saint ..
代表前来解放他们的人代求上帝 To intercede with God on behalf of those who came to liberate them.
随着过往的战斗传到了北方 And passed on to the north, with the passing battle.
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