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The Allied invasion of Sicily Map showing the British and Axis military campaigns in North Africa during World War II, with labeled troop movements, key battles, and shifting front lines from Egypt across Libya to Tunisia along the Mediterranean coast. The map includes arrows and dates marking advances and retreats by both sides, and highlights major turning points and defensive lines. Map of Sicily showing World War II Allied operations in July 1943, with large arrows indicating the landing points and advance routes of the U.S. Seventh Army and British Eighth Army from the southern coast northward and eastward across the island toward cities such as Palermo, Messina, and Catania. Key towns and dates are labeled, illustrating the direction of military movement during the campaign. Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander Arthur William Tedder James Doolittle C-60 aircraft and CG-4 gliders Allied invasion of Sicily DUKW Crowd of Sicilian civilians gathers in a street during World War II, with a man holding a large sign in Italian celebrating liberty and the United Nations, featuring Allied flags.
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Allied invasion of Sicily: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: Imperial War Museums - Operation Husky: The largest amphibious invasion of the Second World War. Oct 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Aug 10, 2026
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - Operation Husky: The Largest Amphibious Invasion Of World War 2. Jun 26, 2026
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - How a Friendly Fire Tragedy in Sicily Transformed Airborne Warfare. Apr 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily world war II newsreel operation husky (silent) 28854. Feb 13, 2026
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily world war II newsreel operation husky (silent) 28854. Feb 13, 2026
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - �A Glorious Retreat� The Evacuation of Sicily. Dec 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Juno Beach Centre - Canada in the Second World War - The Invasion of Sicily. Oct 04, 2024
Add new Web site: National Army Museum - The battle for Italy. Aug 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Operation Husky: The Allied Invasion of Sicily. Jun 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - The Allied invasion of Sicily ? Experience Part I. Apr 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Imperial War Museums - Operation Husky: The largest amphibious invasion of the Second World War. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Operation Husky - the Invasion of Sicily, 10 July- 17 August 1943. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: National Museum of United States Navy - Allied Invasion of Sicily: July 9-August 17, 1943. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: U.S. Army Center of Military History - Sicily 1943. May 28, 2023
New article added. Apr 18, 2023
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