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947:, seems to have thought little of Penney, describing him as "not too formidable a general but a good telephone operator", he was highly regarded by Lucian Truscott and Alexander and most of his subordinates. Richard Mead wrote that although he was a "rather methodical commander who tended to do things by the book", he also claims "Penney stands out as a rare signaller who managed to make the transition to a field commander, in so doing showing a great deal of understanding for the role of the infantry".
816:, and who Penney had succeeded as GOC of the 1st Division, to assume command of both divisions temporarily until Penney was sufficiently recovered to resume his command. Penney returned on 23 February, his wounds being deemed to be minor, although it was to effect him for the rest of his life, forcing his early retirement. By the time Penney resumed his role as GOC, the situation on the Anzio beachhead had changed, transforming from a series of short, sharp
892:, part of the Eighth Army. However, in late July, Penney's injuries returned again, and it became obvious that he was unable to continue on active service. Loewen, a Canadian officer serving in the British Army, became permanent GOC of the 1st Division. Soon before Penney left, he wrote an adverse report on Dorman-Smith, forcing the latter to be relieved of his command and his early retirement from the army.
808:, of the 2nd Brigade, then defending the flyover where the Lateral Road crossed the road and railway and Carroceto, and which so far had suffered relatively light casualties, was involved, repelling many numerous attacks. The next few days saw desperate fighting by scattered American, British and German units, but the Allied lines just managed to hold and stabilise their lines.
657:(CBE) and, on 25 June, his rank of major-general was made permanent (with seniority backdating to 17 November 1941). Alexander's, now Penney's superior officer, influence later secured Penney's next major appointment, as GOC of the 1st Infantry Division, in mid-October 1943. Just over two years after Penney had left the division, he returned as its GOC.
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on 11 February, although it failed to retake the lost ground. Five days later the
Germans launched another major attack, with the intention being to push the Allies back behind the Lateral Road. Penney's division was by now placed in reserve, and the German attack fell primarily on the 45th Division,
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on 6 February 1956, that the Allies "could have had one night in Rome and 18 months in P.W. camps". Carlo D'Este wrote that Anzio "haunted Penney for the rest of his life. He believed his men had fought well but had never been given the credit they deserved for their sacrifice at Anzio. He was proud
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Brigade in Penney's division, which the latter greatly resented. The two men had attended the Staff College together in the late 1920s, and had not got along well together. Dorman-Smith had been sacked along with Auchinleck in August 1942 and returned to the United
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Templer, GOC of the newly arrived
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Division by Major-General
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or company-size battles, into a stalemate. Neither the Allies nor the
Germans had the strength to sufficiently oust the other side, and although fighting continued, it was on a much smaller scale, and soon degenerated into warfare more reminiscent of the
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848:(CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, and could not be refused. Penney was particularly unhappy at this news, and, upon Dorman-Smith's arrival at Anzio, greeted him with the words "I didn't want you at first and I do not want you now".
932:). He stood down as Director of the London Communications Security Agency in 1957. Knighted the following year, in 1963 he remarried, after the death of his first wife in 1960, to Muriel Stella Daubeny and spent his final years in
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deteriorated, with Lucas being distrustful of the
British and Penney himself frequently being critical of the former, having no confidence in him and believing Lucas to be out of his depth. Lucas, however, eventually sent the
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Division landing in the northern sector of Anzio, catching the Germans completely by surprise. However, the corps commander, Lucas, decided instead to consolidate his
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Germans were now determined in their attempts to destroy the 3rd Brigade in its exposed position, as part of the first phase of their offensive to drive the VI Corps back into the sea. They launched their first major
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Kingdom but had been desperate to return to action, lobbying senior commanders to allow him to do so. Despite the fact that none of the senior
British commanders in Italy wanted him, the order came directly from
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in the line. The attack, however, failed in its objective of capturing the Campoleone station, with very heavy casualties, mainly to the exposed 3rd Brigade, and, in particular, to the 2nd Battalion,
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on 3 February, targeting the 3rd Brigade around Carroceto station and Aprilia. The positions held by the 2nd and 24th Brigades were infiltrated by the Germans and the 6th Battalion,
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and the break-out from the Anzio beachhead had taken place, which eventually resulted in the capture of Rome. The 1st Division was then transferred to Lieutenant-General
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1062:(Supplement). 21 December 1915. p. 12778.
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1698:Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome
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71:Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
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1715:Mead, Richard (2007).
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1679:D'Este, pps. 423−423
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689:Operation Shingle
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