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World War II - Operation Husky

Time: Saturday Jul 10, 1943

Place: Sicily, Italy

Details: The Allied invasion of Sicily, code named Operation Husky, the operation begun 9 July and ended 17 August 1943.

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July 1943

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1943

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Sunday Aug 8, 1943 - Smolensk, U.S.S.R.
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Monday Aug 16, 1943 - Białystok, Poland
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Saturday Sep 4, 1943 - Cassibile, Italy
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Friday Oct 1, 1943 - New Caledonia
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Wednesday Oct 13, 1943 - Italy and Malta
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Thursday Oct 14, 1943 - Sobibór, Poland
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Nov, 1943 - Christmas Island
World War II
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Tuesday Nov 2, 1943 - Changde, China
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Wednesday Nov 3, 1943 - Poland
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Nov, 1943 - Poland
World War II
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Nov, 1943 - Monte Cassino, Italy
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Monday Nov 22, 1943 - Cairo, Egypt
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Monday Nov 22, 1943 - Cairo, Egypt
World War II
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Tuesday Nov 23, 1943 - Cairo, Egypt
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Nov, 1943 - Gilbert and Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean
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Saturday Nov 27, 1943 - Tehran, Iran
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Sunday Nov 28, 1943 - Tehran, Iran
World War II
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Monday Nov 29, 1943 - Tehran, Iran
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Dec, 1943 - London, England
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Friday Dec 10, 1943 - Tunis
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Saturday Dec 11, 1943 - U.S.
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