Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which Allied forces invaded the Italian island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis forces. The island was defended by the Italian 6th Army and the German XIV Panzer Corps.

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Which happened first?

• Allied invasion of Sicily and Battle of Kursk began in the same year
• Allied invasion of Sicily and Italian Campaign began in the same year
• Allied invasion of Sicily and Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign began in the same year
• Allied invasion of Sicily and Battle of Smolensk began in the same year
• Allied invasion of Sicily and Battle of the Dnieper began in the same year

Timeline

1. Allied invasion of Sicily (this page)July 9, 1943 – August 17, 1943
2. Battle of Kursk1943
3. Battle of Smolensk1943
4. Battle of the DnieperAugust 24, 1943 – December 23, 1943
5. Gilbert and Marshall Islands CampaignNovember 1943 – February 23, 1944
6. Italian CampaignJuly 10, 1943 – May 2, 1945

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