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Invasion of Sicily
The Invasion of Sicily was the beginning of the Italian campaign of the Canadians. -
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Invasion of Sicily
The invasion of Sicily started July 4th 1943 and lasted until August 1943. By the end of the Sicilian Campaign more than 1300 Canadians were casualties and 600 were fatal. -
Mussolini overthrown
Italy's dictator; Benito Mussolini was overthrown by a coup. -
Italian Mainland gets Invaded
From Sicily, the Allies invade Italy's Mainland in September 1943. -
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Move to Ortona
Canadians try to complete their task of defeating the Germans Successfully. -
Arriving in Ortona
Canadians are extremely close to Ortona. It is less than 2 miles away. -
Batlle Begins
The attack on Ortona as arrived. Let the battle begin... -
Merry Christmas!
Canadian soldiers take a little break and have a Christmas lunch at Santa Maria Costantinopoli. -
Battle of Ortona Ends
Battle of Ortona comes to an end when the Germans begin to withdram from Ortona. -
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Move to Rome
After many battles Canadians reach rome. -
Rome is Captured
Canadians helped capture Rome from the Germans and completed this task successfully. -
Gothic Line Attack
Canadians ans Britians attacked alone the Gothic Line followed by Rimini. -
War makes its way to Romagna
Candians help fight for several weeks in Romagna. -
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Italian Campaign Continues
Canadians fight many more battles and many more die or get wounded. -
End of the Italian Campaign
Canadiasn move to northwest Europe ro rejoin the First Canadian army. This marks the end of the Italian Campaign.
