(31 Dec 1945) The Italian Campaign: Allied Invasion
On July 10, 1943, Allied troops land in Sicily and take the island by mid-August. On September 3 they launch an invasion of Italy itself. Mussolini falls from power and the new government surrenders to the Allies.
The Air Front
The air war intensifies as the Allies step up bombing attacks on strategic German cities. The Italian campaign has given the Allies a base in Foggia, Italy in addition to the bases in Britain from which attacks are launched around the clock, Americans by day and British by night. Allied planes clash with the Luftwaffe in spectacular air battles.

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