bigpigeon.us webpage WWII-Germany > The MTO > Italy, © 2023 by Robert A. Christiansen, updated by RAC 26 Dec 2022.
The Italian Campaigns began with the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 and continued until May 1945.
The Italian Campaigns began with the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 and continued until May 1945.
Links to Big Pigeon's The MTO > Italy webpages: (Some subpages are incomplete.)
- Sicily (Jul - Aug '43)
- Italy Leaves the Axis (Jul - Oct '43)
- Salerno-Naples-Foggia (Sep - Oct '43)
- To the Gustav Line (Oct '43 - Jan '44)
- Battle of Anzio (Jan - May '44)
- Cassino/the Gustav Line (Jan - May '44)
- Cassino to Rome (May - Jun '44)
- Rome to Florence (Jun - Sep '44)
- The Northern Apennines (Sep '44 - Apr '45)
- The Po Valley (Apr - May '45)
The Allied Italian Campaign in Sicily, July - August 1943
Sicily Narrative:
A joint British-US force invaded southern Sicily in early July 1943. The six-week Sicilian campaign ended with the German-Italian withdrawal across the Straits of Messina in mid-August. Sicily Timeline - 1943:
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The Allied Campaigns in mainland Italy, September 1943 - May 1945
Mainland Italy Timeline:
1943:
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Sources for Big Pigeon's The MTO > Italy webpage:
Appendix: Extended Family Members Who Served in the Italian Campaign:
- The Regions of Italy map is courtesy of italiantourism.us.
- http://www.italyouritaly.com/blog/2021/4/13/regions-provinces-comuni-of-italy contains more information about the current political organization (regions, provinces and communes) of Italy.
- The Physical Map of Italy is courtesy of privateinternetaccess.com.
- The The Italian Campaign in Sicily and the Mainland map is courtesy of Infobase Publishing. Note an error, the Anzio Beachhead breakout didn't occur until the end of May.
Appendix: Extended Family Members Who Served in the Italian Campaign:
- Roland and Rodney Paulson, my uncle Louis Petersen's nephews, were identical twins from Ames, Iowa who served together on a B-17 flying from the Foggia area. Their squadron used Azon, the Air Force's first guided bomb. Roland, as the lead bombardier, once disabled the Avisio viaduct on the main German supply line to Italy for several days.
- Ralph Shower of Terre Haute, Indiana, my wife's uncle, was a member of a port battalion stationed in Naples. Companies from his battalion would load ships in Naples, and then accompany the ships to the Anzio beachhead, where they would unload the ships while under fire.
- Ralph Edward Spencer, Jr. of Boomer Township, my step-uncle, served with the 3rd Infantry Division in North Africa, Sicily, the Italian mainland, and then in southern France.