By the afternoon of 5 October , they had been squeezed back to within . 5 mi ( 0.80 km ) of Termoli .
As more German armour arrived , the Allied troops across the Biferno were forced onto the defensive .
By the afternoon of 5 October , troops had been squeezed back to within . 5 mi ( 0.80 km ) of Termoli .
As more German armour arrived , the Allied troops across the Biferno were forced onto the defensive .