Allies invade Sicily
July 10, 1943
British and American forces stormed the beaches of southern Sicily in Operation Husky, the beginning of the liberation of Italy. Within a few weeks Mussolini had been voted out by his own Fascist Grand Council and arrested. The soft underbelly of Europe turned out to be plenty tough, but the Italian campaign was under way.
In context
Also in 1943 (5 other events on record)
- German surrender at Stalingrad · Europe · War
- Bengal famine kills three million · South Asia · Disaster
- Warsaw Ghetto uprising · Europe · War
- Casablanca Conference demands unconditional surrender · Africa · War
- Tehran Conference Big Three meet · Middle East · Politics
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Era
Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.
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