Italian Campaign (jul 10, 1943 – may 2, 1945)
Description:
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry Maitland Wilson, and Harnold Alexander led the Allied capmign- The operation consisted of multiple Allied beach landings and land battles in Sicily and Southern Italy, towards Nazi Germany
- The Tuskegee Airmen was a group of all-black soldiers that led outstanding air combat efforts against the German Luftwaffe
- The Allies saw victory in the campaign, leaving thousands of Allied soldiers dead. The Italian soldiers were first to surrender, with German soldiers surrendering after giving a final effort.
- The campaign put Allies in control of Italy and ended Mussolini's control
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Date:
jul 10, 1943
may 2, 1945
~ 1 years and 9 months