The Italian Campaign was the Allied military campaign against German and Italian forces in Italy during the Second World War. It began with the invasion of Sicily, which helped bring down Mussolini and led to Italy's armistice in September 1943, after which German forces occupied the north and center of the country. The Allies landed at Salerno and Anzio and fought bitter battles at Monte Cassino and along the Gothic Line, advancing slowly through mountains and river valleys. Rome fell on 4 June 1944, two days before the Normandy landings. The troops came from the United States, Britain, Canada, Poland, India, New Zealand, Brazil and other countries, and Italian partisans fought in the north. The German forces in Italy surrendered at the very start of May 1945.
Before and after
- from 30 June 1943 to 20 March 1944Operation Cartwheel
- from 5 July 1943 to 23 August 1943Battle of Kursk
- 7 July 1943Birth of Toto Cutugno
- from 9 July 1943 to 17 August 1943Allied invasion of Sicily
- from 10 July 1943 to 2 May 1945Italian Campaign
- from 12 July 1943 to 13 July 1943Battle of Kolombangara
- 12 July 1943Battle of Prokhorovka
- from 13 July 1943 to 16 July 1943Operation Fustian
- from 24 July 1943 to 3 August 1943Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
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