The item is a Custom Printed Map Tile accessory, which is designed for minifigures. This is a custom accessory featuring a detailed printed military campaign map. This map specifically depicts the 1943 Allied landings at Salerno, Italy, which was code-named Operation Avalanche. The map is clearly labeled “THE SALERNO LANDINGS” and shows the Gulf of Salerno, with large blue arrows indicating the amphibious invasion routes of the Allied forces.
Background: The real Operation Avalanche (September 1943) was the main Allied amphibious invasion of the Italian mainland during World War II. The U.S. Fifth Army landed at Salerno and was met with heavy, determined German resistance. The battle for the beachhead was ferocious and, for a time, the landing was in serious danger of being pushed back into the sea before the Allies finally secured the area and began their advance north to Naples.


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