Operation Husky: The invasion of Italy
- 1942 El Alamein won by British cutting Germans off from Middle East oil
- 1943 Germans finally defeated in North Africa
- 9 July 1943 Allies land in Sicily
- Italians deposed Mussolini during the Sicily invasion and removed the Fascist government
- Hitler moved the Germans in to take over the country and rescued Mussolini by plane to Germany
- 9 Sept. 1943 Allies land at Salerno on the Italian mainland
- 4 June 1944 to get to Rome
- Fighting continued until 2 May 1945
- Mussolini hung with his mistress near Milan in April 1945
Winston Churchill referred to Italy as "The soft underbelly." This proved to be ironic because Italy wasn't the easy fight they expected.
FUN FACT: The German tank commander was nicknamed "Desert Fox" because of he's strategic skill and surprise attacks
Subjunctive Question
Would anything have turned out differently if Hitler did not rescue Mussolini?
Summary
When the Allies invaded Sicily the Italians realized what was coming and got rid of Mussolini as their leader. The Nazi's then took over Italy and put Mussolini back in power. The fighting continued into Rome and didn't end till the end of the war.