History and chronology of Invasion of Italy in Great Britain

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Government Coalition
World War, 2nd

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Alexander, Harold
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
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Invasion of Italy History of Great Britain


1943	Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
Algiers Wants Eisenhower to follow up the invasion of Sicily with an invasion of Italy
10th July Salerno Allied forces land on the Italian mainland at Salerno, almost 400 landing craft and supply ships involved in landings
1943	Cunningham, Andrew
Sep Salerno Prevents the Germans from separating the American & British forces
1943	Montgomery, Bernard Law
Gustav Line The Allies are drawn nth by the Germans & by Dec halt their advance at the Gustav Line
3rd July Malta Arrives in Malta to find the 8th Army preparing for the invasion of Sicily
11th Aug The invasion of Italy is brought forward to the 1st Sept
17th Aug Messina Baytown is approved, the 8th Army will invade Italy across the Straits of Messina
23rd Aug Algiers Montgomery requests & gets additional forces for the 8th Army
23rd Aug Algiers Operation Baytown to land on the "toe" of Italy is set for the 2/3 Sept
3rd Sep Reggio 13 Corps lands on the beaches between Reggio & Villa San Giovanni
3rd Sep Some of the 8th Army cross the Straits of Messina & land on the Calabrian Coast
10th Sep Calabria Pins German forces down to divert them from the USA5th who are moving towards Naples
14th Sep Salerno Requested to push on & threaten the German forces attacking the USA5th Army
16th Sep Salerno The head of the 8th Army joins with the right flank of the 5th USAArmy
20th Sep Links up with the 5th Army & British 1st Airborne Division
1944	Alexander, Harold
11th May Cassino Commands an invasion of Italy to divert the Axis powers from the D-Day landings
1944	Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
22nd Jan Anzio The Allied landings in Anzio begin
23rd Jan Anzio 36,000 Allied roops sucessfuly land with the loss of only 13 lives