invasion of italy
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- 1942 El Alamein won by British cutting Germans off from Middle East oil
- 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: Allied landing on Italy during the second world war. Previous to there attack on italy, they were victorious on the landing on Sicily
Subjective question: What would have happened in the battle if Mussolini was not rescued?
Quote: "The Mediterranean will be turned into an Italian lake" - Mussolini
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