Invasion of Sicily 5532 Allied soldiers killed, 9003 Axis soldiers killed (9 Jul 1943 Jahr – 23 St. 59 Min, 17 Aug 1943 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

This was the entire force of the allies stealing the island of Sicily back from Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. The Allies drove the Axis out of the air, land and their naval forces away to open the Mediterranean sea lanes for Allied ships. The collapse of Italy necessitated German troops replacing the Italians in Italy and to a less extent the Balkans, resulting in one fifth of the entire German army being diverted from the east to southern Europe, a proportion that would remain until near the end of the war.

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WW2 mediteranean theatre battles

Byjohn

18 Mär 2018

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Datum:

9 Jul 1943 Jahr

23 St. 59 Min, 17 Aug 1943 Jahr

~ 1 months and 9 days