This page contains the following: a Description of the Maps, an image from each map, a conversion tables for various map scales and some reference material related to maps and artillery observation. Click here for a General Map of Italy .

Italian Campaign, (July 9, 1943–May 2, 1945), during World War II, the Allied invasion and conquest of Italy. military operations in Italy and southern France, 1943–45.

Map of the Invasion of Italy. Following the defeat of the Axis powers in North Africa in May 1943, there was disagreement between the Allies about the next step. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill wanted to invade Italy, which in November 1942 he had called "the soft underbelly of the axis" (American General Mark W. Clark would later call ...

The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.

Oct 11, 2024 · Media in category "Maps of World War II in Italy" The following 125 files are in this category, out of 125 total.

The Overview, below, is a brief outline of the battles in Italy from the time of the Allies invaded Sicily on July 9, 1943 until the end of the fighting on May 2, 1945. Later, I plan to have a time-line with maps that will illustrate the advance of Allied forces across Italy.

Army Issue Maps - Examples of WW2 Maps used by soldiers in Italy and brought home after the war. Includes a description of each map in my colleciton and a scan of each type. Includes a large wall map, a detailed field map, a Air Corps silk map and a city map of Naples. Go to Army Maps.

Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

Follow the Allied forces as they invade Sicily and battle their way into Italy, all the way from Salerno in the south to the Alps in the north.

Advance through Calabria and Landing at Taranto, 3 – 16 September 1943. Source: Molony, History of the Second World War United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East: Volume 5 The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy.