Between July 10 and July 17 of 1943, these planes played a major role in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, officials said. A large number of them were shot down as Allied troops ...

My father served in the Royal Marines in World War II. He took part in the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy. Whilst in Italy rumours circulated about one of Mussolini's hats having 'gone ...

While I was there another requirement arose. The Allied invasion of Sicily, in 1943, had almost been a disaster: it was the first operation in which American troop-carrier aircraft took part and ...

Off the southern tip of Sicily, divers discovered the remains of a WWII plane and were able to ... a major role in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, officials said.

As a United Press correspondent, Cronkite covered the landings in North Africa and Sicily, the Allied invasion of Normandy and the subsequent battles across France and Germany. He was also a ...