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 the 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 2 May 1945
- Mussolini hung with his mistress near Milan in April 1945
Summary
The Invasion of Italy went from Sept. 1943 until May 1945. Italy disposed of Mussolini during the Sicily invasion and removed the Fascist Government. Mussolini was hung with his mistress near Milan in April of 1945.