When it comes to World War II, many are familiar with D-Day, with stories of Allies storming the beaches of Normandy and gaining the beachhead against the Axis powers. However, many are less aware of ...
On July 10, 1943, Pittsburgh native and Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Gilbert Myers was flying a bombing mission over Sicily with crewmates from the 310th Bombardment Group, part of the 381st Bombardment ...
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SS Panza Regiment in Italy: Arrival, Reception, and First Honors
The American invasion of Sicily changes the situation in Italy. Libandata arrives in Trento and Verona, while SS Panza units receive their well-earned decorations. Follow Piper and his men as they ...
On Saturday, July 10, 1943, the day the Allies invaded Axis-occupied Sicily, there was supper dancing at the Hotel Bancroft in Worcester and polka at Lincoln Park to the music of the Goodkowski ...
A decorated World War II Army vet—he was one of the storied “Darby’s Rangers” (1st Ranger Battalion) who saw so much action in North Africa and Sicily in 1943—Phil Stern made some of the most ...
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa -- The United Nations opened the battle of Europe today by sending powerful invasion forces swarming onto the beaches of Sicily, and the first eyewitness report said ...
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