Invasion of Sicily
Monday, June 24, 2019
The Diary of Sub-Lieutenant Carlo Casolari, Part One
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Carlo Casolari, born in Modena (Emilia-Romagna) on 1 December 1921, was studying engineering when he was called up for service on 28 Feb...
Friday, May 24, 2019
The capture of Noto
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British troops enter Noto, photo by Phil Stern Noto, a Baroque town of 26,000 inhabitants a few miles inland from Avola (halfway betw...
Sunday, April 28, 2019
The strange case of the 185th Paratrooper Regiment
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Paratroopers of the 184th Division "Nembo" in 1943 The average quality of the Italian troops stationed in Sicily at the tim...
Sunday, March 17, 2019
The battle of Palma di Montechiaro
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An American tank drives through a street in Palma di Montechiaro After seizing control of the road and railway that connected Licata...
The fall of Monterosso Almo and Licodia Eubea
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Monterosso Almo as it looks today In the morning of 13 July 1943, Colonel Anckorn sent Colonel Murphy’s 1st Battalion towards Montero...
Saturday, February 16, 2019
The battle of Gela, part one: the landing at Gela and the capture of the town
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Aftermath of the battle of Gela, "LIFE" magazine. Original caption: " At the feet of the two American soldiers lies the dea...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Giuseppe Giannola, the soldier who was shot three times in a day
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Giuseppe Giannola. Giuseppe Giannola, a 26-year-old Sicilian from Palermo, was serving as an airman in the Regia Aeronautica, statio...
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