Battle of Gela (1943)
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battle-of-gela-1943-188-11965795
title:
Battle of Gela (1943)
text:
The amphibious Battle of Gela was the opening engagement of the American portion of the Allied Invasion of Sicily during World War II. United States Navy ships landed United States Army troops along the eastern end of the south coast of Sicily; and withstood attacks by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica aircraft while defending the beachhead against German tanks and Italian tanks of the Livorno Division until the Army captured the Ponte Olivo Airfield for use by United States Army Air Forces planes
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Battle during the Allied Invasion of Sicily
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gela_(1943)
date created:
2012-03-13T09:12:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:19:42Z
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