1. Allies Invade Italy

2. Casablanca Conference Was an agreement on how the war should be run Declared they would invade Italy next Unconditional Surrender

3. Sicily First step was the seizure of Sicily –To get to Sicily, had to take small island of Pantelleria between Tunisia and Sicily –Had an airfield to launch invasion from Was called Operation Husky Allies invade Italy from 3 sides

4. Sicily Germans build antitank traps Sicily falls to the Allies

5. Invasion of Italy Bombing cause people to become upset with Mussolini –Mussolini is imprisoned Marshall Badoglio takes over command –They are afraid to quit the war

6. Invasion of Italy Allies invade Italy –On same day, Badoglio surrendered his country Germans come in and occupy Rome Hitler rescues Mussolini Fierce fighting continues –Allies find Naples in near ruins

7. Invasion of Italy Northern Italian front was sheer misery Only way to dislodge them was by a direct assault.

8. Interactive Map Interactive Map of Italy Invasion