Monthly Archives: September 2015

This week in the War, 27 Sept–3 Oct 1943: Naples

Posted on September 28, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 27 September 1943, the people of Naples rose up against the German occupiers who had been plundering the city and deporting thousands of citizens for forced labour in Germany. The uprising began in the … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 20–26 September 1943: The Salo republic

Posted on September 24, 2015 by secondbysecond

On 23 September 1943, Benito Mussolini proclaimed the Italian Social Republic(ISR), the so-called Salò Republic, which was headquartered in the town of Salò in the extreme north of Italy. The new republic was a puppet regime and Mussolini had himself become little … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 13–19 September 1943: Bridgehead firmly established at Salerno

Posted on September 16, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, heavy fighting continued around Salerno, the more northerly prong of the Allied force that had invaded the Italian mainland. Using large numbers of tanks and powerful artillery, the Germans launched a series of counter-attacks aimed … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 6–12 September 1943: Italy surrenders, Mussolini is rescued

Posted on September 8, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 8 September 1943, with the Allied fleet already in view off the Italian coast near Salerno, Italy surrendered. (The agreement to do so had already been signed five days earlier.) General Eisenhower made the … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 30 Aug–5 Sept 1943: The Invasion of Italy

Posted on September 3, 2015 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on the morning of 3 September 1943, General Bernard Montgomery’s Eighth Army invaded the mainland of southern Italy. It was the beginning of what would become a two-pronged assault on the Italian mainland, with Lieutenant-General Mark … Continue reading →

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