Battle of San Pietro
A WWII conflict archaeology investigation
Recruiting imminent for Season 4 in Italy
Monday September 14th to Friday September 25th 2026
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email [email protected] to pre-register interest
Season three plans
A detailed itinerary will be given to participants before the season commences.
Actions/Dates, Places, and Military Units to be researched during third season
During our second field season, we will be concentrating on the events related to the Battles of San Pietro Infine and the immediate surroundings thereof, building on all the discoveries of season one.
Principal Action/Date
Battles of San Pietro (part of wider Battle of Mignano Gap), December 1943
A detailed itinerary will be given to participants before the season commences.
Places
Major sites for 2025
Winter line or Bernhardt Line German pill box excavation and Main Line of Resistance (MLR)
The 753rd Tank attack zone
Supporting German strongpoints and trenches situated between SPI and the German MLR.
The German second line - first line of defence for San Pietro Infine
Two sites on Monte Summucro: The main ridge line to the top, and the aid station trek from the bottom of the valley along the route Captain Henry T Waskow's body was recovered.
Other sites of interest we may visit include
Monte Lungo and defensive sangars and a bunker
Monte Rotondo
Audie Murphy action sites
Hill 193
‘Death Valley’ and Highway 6 (between Monte Lungo and Monte Sammucro)
n.b. this list is not exhaustive, as we have discovered several other new possible sites of interest which we may visit and recce for study in subsequent project seasons.
Military Units involved
American
2nd and 3rd Battalions, 141st Infantry Regiment
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 142nd Infantry Regiment
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 143rd Infantry Regiment
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion, US Rangers
A Company, 753rd Tank Battalion
Italian
1st Italian Motorised Group
German
15th Panzer Grenadier Division (two battalions)
71st Panzer Grenadier Division (one battalion)
A WWII conflict archaeology investigation
Recruiting imminent for Season 4 in Italy
Monday September 14th to Friday September 25th 2026
WATCH THIS SPACE
email [email protected] to pre-register interest
Season three plans
A detailed itinerary will be given to participants before the season commences.
Actions/Dates, Places, and Military Units to be researched during third season
During our second field season, we will be concentrating on the events related to the Battles of San Pietro Infine and the immediate surroundings thereof, building on all the discoveries of season one.
Principal Action/Date
Battles of San Pietro (part of wider Battle of Mignano Gap), December 1943
A detailed itinerary will be given to participants before the season commences.
Places
Major sites for 2025
Winter line or Bernhardt Line German pill box excavation and Main Line of Resistance (MLR)
The 753rd Tank attack zone
Supporting German strongpoints and trenches situated between SPI and the German MLR.
The German second line - first line of defence for San Pietro Infine
Two sites on Monte Summucro: The main ridge line to the top, and the aid station trek from the bottom of the valley along the route Captain Henry T Waskow's body was recovered.
Other sites of interest we may visit include
Monte Lungo and defensive sangars and a bunker
Monte Rotondo
Audie Murphy action sites
Hill 193
‘Death Valley’ and Highway 6 (between Monte Lungo and Monte Sammucro)
n.b. this list is not exhaustive, as we have discovered several other new possible sites of interest which we may visit and recce for study in subsequent project seasons.
Military Units involved
American
2nd and 3rd Battalions, 141st Infantry Regiment
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 142nd Infantry Regiment
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 143rd Infantry Regiment
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion, US Rangers
A Company, 753rd Tank Battalion
Italian
1st Italian Motorised Group
German
15th Panzer Grenadier Division (two battalions)
71st Panzer Grenadier Division (one battalion)
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Main targets for further work/investigation in season 3
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This is a provisional list only. Archaeological fieldwork is necessarily driven by a range of logistical and site-dependent variables, so changes to the targets are possible.
Daily Timetable for those staying at the Hotel (Subject to change due to weather conditions or for other local reasons)
from 7.00 breakfast in hotel **
8.30 - 9.00 meet in hotel car park
9.00: depart hotel for estimated 9.15 arrival on-site/San Pietro Terrace
9.15-11.00: first work session
11.00-11.30: morning tea/coffee break
11.30-1.30: second work session
1.30-2.15: lunch break - packed lunch included **
2.15-4.30: third work session
4.30: cease work/pack up for estimated 5.15 return to hotel
5.15-6.30: R&R
6.30-8.00: optional evening activities*
8.00: dinner in hotel **
Daily Timetable for those joining for the day activities
Meet 9.15 at San Pietro Infine Terrace for daily briefing, and then follow the itinerary above until 5.15
*Optional evening activities for volunteers/team staying in the hotel will include: lectures, seminars/discussions, handling sessions, film showings, finds processing, and data-entry. It may be possible for day volunteers to join us for some of these, but that is not guaranteed.
** For volunteers staying in the hotel only
from 7.00 breakfast in hotel **
8.30 - 9.00 meet in hotel car park
9.00: depart hotel for estimated 9.15 arrival on-site/San Pietro Terrace
9.15-11.00: first work session
11.00-11.30: morning tea/coffee break
11.30-1.30: second work session
1.30-2.15: lunch break - packed lunch included **
2.15-4.30: third work session
4.30: cease work/pack up for estimated 5.15 return to hotel
5.15-6.30: R&R
6.30-8.00: optional evening activities*
8.00: dinner in hotel **
Daily Timetable for those joining for the day activities
Meet 9.15 at San Pietro Infine Terrace for daily briefing, and then follow the itinerary above until 5.15
*Optional evening activities for volunteers/team staying in the hotel will include: lectures, seminars/discussions, handling sessions, film showings, finds processing, and data-entry. It may be possible for day volunteers to join us for some of these, but that is not guaranteed.
** For volunteers staying in the hotel only