Operation Fourth Term
Operation Fourth Term, was an offensive launched by the United States in World War II between 4 and 11 February 1945, aimed at the capture of Massa, in the wider Gothic Line front.After several days of costly and unproductive fighting, the commander of the 92nd Infantry Division called off the attack and the operation failed to achieve its objective. == Order of battle == United States : 92nd Infantry Division 365th Infantry Regiment 366th Infantry Regiment 370th Infantry Regiment 371st Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion of the 366th Infantry Regiment 760th Medium Tank Battalion 758th Light Tank Battalion 27th Armored Field Artillery 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Italian Social Republic : IV Coastal Defense Artillery Group "Coppi" "Pezzini" Coastal Defense Artillery Group 1st Bersaglieri Division "Italia" 1st Bersaglieri Regiment 2nd Bersaglieri Regiment Nazi Germany : 148th German Division: 281st Infantry Regiment 285th Infantry Regiment Brazil : Brazilian Expeditionary Force 1st Brazilian Fighter Squadron == Prelude == The Allied front in northwestern Tuscany, as of December 1944, consisted of a line that extended from Forte dei Marmi to the Barga Valley.