Post by Pope Pius XII on Feb 18, 2010 1:34:51 GMT -5
Aug 17, 1943:
In Sicily... General Patton's troops arrive in Messina a few hours before British troops. The camapaign in Sicily is concluded. About 40,000 German troops with 50 tanks and 100 guns plus a large quantity of supplies and 62,000 Italian troops have been evacuated from the island to Italy, across the Messina Strait. About 10,000 Germans have been killed or captured. More than 100,000 Italians have been taken prisoner. Allied forces has suffer 7000 killed and 15,000 wounded.
--- Post taken from onwar.com
In Sicily... General Patton's troops arrive in Messina a few hours before British troops. The camapaign in Sicily is concluded. About 40,000 German troops with 50 tanks and 100 guns plus a large quantity of supplies and 62,000 Italian troops have been evacuated from the island to Italy, across the Messina Strait. About 10,000 Germans have been killed or captured. More than 100,000 Italians have been taken prisoner. Allied forces has suffer 7000 killed and 15,000 wounded.
--- Post taken from onwar.com
