Salerno landings and the Italian armistice
In early September 1943, the strategic picture in the Mediterranean shifted rapidly.
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Axis surrender in Tunisia
By May 13th, 1943, the last major pockets of German and Italian troops in Tunisia have laid down their arms, bringing the North African campaign to an end. For United States forces, the road to this day has run through early setbacks such as the defeat at Kasserine Pass and subsequent reorganization and training under new leadership.
Capture of Monte Cassino
On May 18th, 1944, Allied troops finally occupy the shattered ruins of the monastery and town of Cassino in Italy, ending a months-long struggle along the Gustav Line. Earlier attacks in winter and early spring had seen United States and other Allied units bleed heavily against well-prepared German defenses in rough terrain. The controversial bombing of the historic abbey and repeated assaults through mud, rivers, an
Eric G. Gibson
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Italian campaign of World War II.
George J. Hall
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn infantry grit in the Italian campaign of World War II.
German forces in Italy surrender
After nearly two years of brutal fighting up the Italian peninsula, German Army Group C formally laid down its arms to the Allied command on May 2nd, 1945. United States Fifth Army and its partners had slogged through mountains, rivers, and heavily fortified defensive lines, from Salerno and Anzio to the Gothic Line in the north.
James H. Mills
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Italian campaign of World War II.
Patrick L. Kessler
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Italian campaign of World War II.
U.S. bombers strike Rome
By the summer of the Second World War, Allied forces were fighting their way up the Italian boot while strategic air forces targeted the infrastructure that kept Axis armies supplied. On July 19th, 1943, hundreds of bombers from the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force attacked rail yards and communications nodes in and around Rome. The strikes aimed to disrupt German logistics and pressure Italy’s l
United States troops enter Rome
On that same June weekend, United States soldiers were fighting on the ground in Italy. On June 4th, 1944, elements of the United States Fifth Army entered Rome after months of hard campaigning up the Italian peninsula, past Salerno, Cassino, and the Anzio beachhead. The capture of Italy’s capital marked the first time an Axis capital city fell into Allied hands, a powerful symbol of progress in a campaign sometimes
Aerfer Ariete
A mixed-power Italian fighter prototype developed as a higher-performance derivative of the Sagittario 2.
Aerfer Sagittario 2
An Italian lightweight swept-wing jet fighter prototype developed from the earlier Sagittario concept.
AMX International AMX
An Italian-Brazilian subsonic strike aircraft designed for battlefield interdiction, close support, and tactical reconnaissance.
Breda Ba.65
An Italian single-engine ground-attack aircraft used in Spain and during the opening years of World War II.
Breda Ba.88 Lince
An Italian twin-engine attack aircraft whose operational performance fell far short of its prewar promise.
CANT Z.1007 Alcione
A three-engine Italian medium bomber used extensively by the Regia Aeronautica during World War II.
Caproni Ca.3
An Italian three-engine biplane bomber family used operationally from 1915 and representative of Italy’s early development of multi-engine long-range bombing aircraft.
Fiat BR.20 Cicogna
An Italian all-metal twin-engine bomber acquired by the Regia Aeronautica from 1936 and used in combat before and during World War II.