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World War II

World War II. Italian Campaign. Italian campaign. Allies (France, Britain & commonwealth colonies) lost Dieppe battle and wanted more European land Because Allies had won North African campaign, they were able to attack Through their gained land, from the South

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World War II

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  1. World War II Italian Campaign

  2. Italian campaign • Allies (France, Britain & commonwealth colonies) lost Dieppe battle and wanted more European land • Because Allies had won North African campaign, they were able to attack Through their gained land, from the South • They planned to attack what they thought were the weakest spots of Europe: Italy and Sicily • Fight lasted 2 years • Thousands of casualties for Allies

  3. ITALY SICILY

  4. Battle of Sicily • Allies charged into Sicily 1943, July 10 • Canadians fought autonomously with Allies • Allies (France, Britain, Canada and other commonwealth colonies ) were fighting against Germany and Italy • The fight between Canadians and German + Italian soldiers went on for 240km of land • Island of Sicily was captured after 38 days of battle • Because of capture, Italian leader Mussolini was overthrown • New Italian Govt. surrendered to Allies • Germans (having gained some Italian land for themselves) didn’t step away from their captured Italian territory

  5. Battle of Ortona • Germans moved back into Italy, followed by Britain, France and Commonwealth colonies • Canada was ordered to overtake Ortona (medieval Italian town) • Before Ortona was attainable Canadian soldiers had to : -Cross River Moro -cross German territory -capture villages along the way • Once there, Canadians slowly captured the town • Ortona was officially conquered Dec 28, 1943 by Allies • After such, Canadians were sent to the campaign in France • In Italy a rough total of about 6000 Canadian soldiers were killed

  6. Overall Results • Canadians proved themselves as helpful allies • Italy & Germany fought together • Island of Sicily was captured by Allies • Mussolini’s downfall • New Italian govt. surrendered to Allies • Canada overtook Ortona • Germans defended their Italian territory • Remaining Canadians were send to France to fight along with Allies • 6000 Canadians were killed in Italy

  7. Key Terms • Italian Campaign:Allies battles in Europe against Germany and Italy, 1943 • Battle of Sicily: Allies invade Island of Sicily and are victorious • Battle of Ortona: Canada’s battle in ancient town, Ortona, against Italians and Germans, ending in victory for Allies • Mussolini: Italian leader, overthrown after Sicily was taken over

  8. Hitler Mussolini

  9. Work cited • Cranny, Michael, and Gravin Moles, Counterpoints. Toronto, Ontario: Susan Cox, 2010. Print. • Textbook: only source

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