1On the night of July 9, 943, World War II allied forces invaded Sicily in southern Italy. This action, code-named "Husky", is considered as one of the actions to invade Italy. This was one of the biggest landings in World War II and a continuation of the invasion of Italy. The picture shows1in July, 943, the US military landed in Sicily, Italy.
The military invasion of Sicily was mainly carried out by amphibious and air forces of the United States, Britain and Canada in order to seize the island from the Axis countries (Germany and Italy). The picture shows1On June 20th, 943, on the eve of the Battle of Sicily, Italy, a landing craft was waiting for an attack in a port in West Africa.
1943, 14 In September, when the Allies were preparing to attack Palermo Port in Sicily, Italy, the warships were full of soldiers and equipment. Balloons are used to block the view of enemy spy planes.
Before landing, in order to ensure a smooth landing and seize the air superiority as soon as possible, the Allied Air Force bombed the Sicilian airport violently from July 2 to 9. The picture shows Messina, Italy. When American vehicles arrived in Messina (Sicily), citizens presented flowers and flags as gifts.
This operation is the first largest airborne operation carried out by the allied forces since the beginning of World War II. * * * There were 98 16 allied airborne troops in Sicily, including 5305 American troops.
In addition, 642 transport planes and 156 gliders were dispatched. The picture shows that during the Italian bombing by allied forces in North Africa, the smoke from the explosion filled the air over pantelleria island and lampedusa Island.
1943 In July, during the Battle of Sicily, US Army General george patton talked with his assistant commander.
During the preparations for the Sicilian campaign, three British officers marked the wall chart. In order to prevent air strikes, the command room is located in a cave.
1943 During the Battle of Sicily, British Marshal Montgomery and American Lieutenant General george patton were looking at the map of Sicily.
1943, during the landing battle in Sicily, US military commander Lieutenant General george patton trudged ashore. A soldier followed the general with an automatic rifle. A photographer recorded the whole landing process.
1943, during the battle of Sicily, Lieutenant General george patton was on the beach.
1943 During the Battle of Sicily, American Lieutenant General george patton (left) talked with other officers.
1943 In July, American Lieutenant General george patton (right) talked with a soldier in Sicily.
1On July 26th, 943, Axis prisoners of war from Sicily (Germany and Italy) arrived at a port in northwest England in a personnel carrier with him and thousands of Axis soldiers captured in North Africa.