Invasion of Italy, 1943 (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
15 cards from this deck
When did Allies invade Italy?
When did Allies invade Italy?
1943
Operation Husky
Operation Husky
Allied invasion of Sicily
When did Operation Husky begin?
When did Operation Husky begin?
July 9, 1943
Troops in Operation Husky
Troops in Operation Husky
Around 150,000 Allied troops
When was Sicily secured?
When was Sicily secured?
August 17, 1943
Overall Allied forces commander in Italy
Overall Allied forces commander in Italy
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Fifth Army commander
U.S. Fifth Army commander
General Mark Clark
Operation Avalanche
Operation Avalanche
Main invasion of mainland Italy
When did Operation Avalanche begin?
When did Operation Avalanche begin?
September 9, 1943
Landing site for Operation Avalanche
Landing site for Operation Avalanche
Salerno
When did Italy sign armistice?
When did Italy sign armistice?
September 8, 1943
When was Mussolini deposed?
When was Mussolini deposed?
July 1943
Army group overseen by General Harold Alexander
Army group overseen by General Harold Alexander
Fifteenth Army Group
Year Nazi Germany defeated
Year Nazi Germany defeated
1945
City that provided vital port for Allies
City that provided vital port for Allies
Naples