The WWII Challenge

Messina
Unlocked on
11/29/2024

Milestone for #HangTough

Unlocked on 11/29/2024!

 

 
 
Bravo Zulu. You've accomplished all of your missions and completed Operation Race to Messina.
 
 
 
 
BRAVO ZULU
WELL DONE. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
 
 
With Palermo and Catania in Allied hands, the final race to Messina was on. The Americans attempted to cut off the German retreat with several amphibious assaults while the British marched north. On August 17, 1943, the US 3rd Infantry Division gave the "all clear" from Messina. From July 10-August 17, the Allies had routed the Germans and Italians in Sicily, watched as Benito Mussolini fell from power, and captured numerous POWs. Over 100,000 Axis soldiers escaped across to Italy, where the next stage of the campaign would be fought.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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