The first parachute assault of the 82nd Airborne Division came on July 9, 1943, over Sicily. The standing paratrooper carries an early M1A1 carbine with a folding stock.

In July 1943, the Allies launched Operation Husky, the ambitious invasion of Sicily, marking the first step in their campaign to push the Axis out of Italy. A daring deception plan, Operation ...

However, many are less aware of the invasion that took place in Sicily in July1943. ... The Retreat 1943 - 1945” by Ian Baxter goes over more than the battle of Kursk, ...

A long-lost North American B-25 Mitchell heavy bomber has been uncovered in Sicily. Human remains were also found that could belong to airmen who went missing on July 10, 1943.

Seventy years ago this week, U.S. and British Commonwealth troops began Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Foreshadowing D-Day 1944, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower served as overall Allied commander.

Gen. George Patton led U.S. forces to capture Messina and secure the liberation of Sicily on August 17, 1943, hours ahead of British and Canadian forces led by Field Marshal Montgomery.

Message 1 - Sicily 1943 Posted on: 02 May 2005 by Trooper Tom Canning - WW2 Site Helper. Bill - nothing tiny about the part you and the Green Howards and the 50th Northumbrian Div played in Sicily ...

On July 10, 1943, Pittsburgh native and Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Gilbert Myers was flying a bombing mission over Sicily with crewmates from the 310th Bombardment Group, part of the 381st Bombardment ...

Sicily 1943. The War and The Soul ... 1943-1945” will be screened Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Santo Fragilio Center for the Performing Arts at Middletown High School, 200 LaRosa Lane, ...

On July 10 1943 we set off from a port in Egypt and landed on D Day in Cicily, ... Taken prisoner: Sicily 1943 by Terryvardy. You are browsing in: Archive List > British Army.