Operation Husky: 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 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 the 2nd of May 1945
*MUssolini hung with his mistress Near Milan in April 1945
*1943 Germans finally defeated in North Africa
*9 July 1943 Allies land in Sicily
*Italians deposed Mussolini during the Sicily invasion and removed 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 the 2nd of May 1945
*MUssolini hung with his mistress Near Milan in April 1945
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Summary
Hitler tries to repay Mussolini by invading with all German forces when he is ousted from the government. Forcing the people of Italy to continue following the Fascist system.