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- Operation Husky: Invasion of Italy
- 1943 Germans finally defeated in North Africa
- 9 July 1943 Allies land in Sicily
- Italians deposed Mussolini during the Sicily invasion and removed the Fascist government
- Hitler moved the Germans in to take over the country and rescued Mussolini by plane to Germany
- 9 Sept. 1943 Allies land at Salerno on the Italian mainland
- 4 June 1944 to get to Rome
- Fighting continued until 2 May 1945
- Mussolini hung with his mistress near Milan in April 1945
Summary:
Invasion of Italy includes the Operation Husky. Operation Husky was when the allies had invaded Italy. This included tough fighting battles and some Canadians had fought in these horrific battles. Since British cut Germans off from Middle East oil in 1942, El Alemien had won the invasion. The Allies had then landed in sicily which is when the Italians deposed mussolini during the invasion and had removed the fascist government. This is when Hitler moved in at took over the country. Fighting continued on until may 2, 1945.
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