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Allied invasion of Sicily

Took place on July 9, 1943

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The 84th anniversary falls on July 9, 2027, in 258 days.

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which Allied forces invaded the Italian island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis forces. The island was defended by the Italian 6th Army and the German XIV Panzer Corps.

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