Campaign
Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky)
10 Jul 1943 – 17 Aug 1943 · Sicily, Italy
American, British and Commonwealth forces landed in Sicily on 10 July 1943 in one of the largest amphibious operations of the war. The campaign contributed to the fall of Mussolini on 25 July; German forces evacuated across the Strait of Messina by 17 August.
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