Battle of Sicily

Sicilian Campaign
Part of the Italian Campaign of World War II
A map of the Allied army amphibious landing in Sicily, 10 July 1943, as part of Operation Husky.
Date 9 July – 17 August 1943 Location Sicily, Italy Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Allies:  United Kingdom  United States  Canada  India  Free French  Australia  South Africa	Axis:  Italy  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Dwight D. Eisenhower Harold Alexander Bernard Montgomery George S. Patton Arthur Tedder Andrew Cunningham	Alfredo Guzzoni Rodolfo Graziani Albert Kesselring Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin Hans-Valentin Hube
Strength
Initial Strength: 160,000 personnel 14,000 vehicles 600 tanks 1,800 guns Peak Strength: 467,000 personnel	252,000 Italian personnel 40,000–60,000 German personnel 260 tanks 1,400 aircraft
Casualties and losses
United Kingdom and Canada: 2,721 KIA 7,939 wounded 2,183 MIA United States: 2,811 KIA 6,471 wounded 686 MIA	Italy: 4,678 KIA 32,500 wounded 152,933 MIA/POW Germany: 4,325 KIA 13,500 wounded 10,106 MIA/POW

United Kingdom and Canada:
2,721 KIA
7,939 wounded
2,183 MIA

Italy:
4,678 KIA
32,500 wounded
152,933 MIA/POW

The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign and was the beginning of the Italian Campaign.

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