Operation Husky Collection (#2)

Blasting the road to Messina. Cluster of bombs bursts directly on the main road of Randazzo during Allied light bomber attacks on enemy roads of retreat to Messina. August 1943

Catania, bomb-shattered buildings on the quayside. Picture shows, bomb wrecked warehouses and freight wagons on the quayside at Catania, which fell to the 8th Army on August 5th 1943. August 1943

Citizens of Sicily welcome the armies of democracy. Cheers and wine for British troops in Militello. Picture shows, civilians of the Sicilian town of Militello greet British troops passing through

Nuns return to their convent after Allied victory, Sicily, Italy. Second World War. August 1943

At 4. 30 on the morning of September 3rd, fourth anniversary of the outbreak of war
At 4.30 on the morning of September 3rd, fourth anniversary of the outbreak of war, 8th Army Troops set foot on the mainland of Europe

With the fall of the ferry port Messina to U.s troops on 17th August
With the fall of the ferry port Messina to U.S troops on 17th August, the whole of Sicily was in Allied Hands, just 39 days after the forces of the United Nations first set foot on the Island

Hysterical cheers greet U.s Troops en route for Palermo
Hysterical cheers greet U.S Troops en route for Palermo. As they passed through a small town on the way to take Palermo, American troops had a foretaste of the enthusiastic joy with which the people

People of Messina welcome the end of bombing. Citizens of Messina, last Sicilian town to fall into Allied hands, coming out of the tunnel (in background)

Troops following up a tank in Sicily, Italy. August 1943

The shattered wharves of Messina reduced to a desolation of dust and rubble as a result of the Intensive Allied bombing which accompanied enemy attempts to evacuate Sicily. August 1943

The R. A. F. lost no time in establishing itself in Sicily after the first landings
The R.A.F. lost no time in establishing itself in Sicily after the first landings. Ground crews were soon ashore, and balloon defences were speedily organised. 10th July 1943 watscan - - 29/03/2010

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