Re.2000 Falco I fighter in maintenance on Pantelleria island, Italy, 1940sHorst Grund in Sicily, Italy, circa 1942-1943 circa Nov 1942Horst Grund in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, circa 1943Lieutenant General Omar Bradley aboard USS Ancon, off Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy, Jul 1943
Re.2000 Falco I fighter in maintenance on Pantelleria island, Italy, 1940sHorst Grund in Sicily, Italy, circa 1942-1943 circa Nov 1942Horst Grund in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, circa 1943Lieutenant General Omar Bradley aboard USS Ancon, off Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy, Jul 1943
Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard USS Ancon, off Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy, Jul 1943George Patton at a beach in Sicily, Italy, 10 Jul 1943Men of the British Highland Division unloading stores on a landing beach on the opening day of the invasion of Sicily, Italy, 10 Jul 1943Universal Carrier being pulled by a bulldozer during the Allied landing on Sicily, Italy, 10 Jul 1943
Rear Admiral Alan Kirk aboard USS Ancon, off Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy, Jul 1943George Patton at a beach in Sicily, Italy, 10 Jul 1943Men of the British Highland Division unloading stores on a landing beach on the opening day of the invasion of Sicily, Italy, 10 Jul 1943Universal Carrier being pulled by a bulldozer during the Allied landing on Sicily, Italy, 10 Jul 1943
George Patton in Gela, Sicily, Italy, mid-Jul 1943Canadian-built Chevrolet CGT and 25-pdr field gun of 51st Highland Division, Militello, Sicily, Italy, 15 Jul 1943British soldier studying a captured 28cm sPzB 41 anti-tank gun, Sicily, Italy, 21 Jul 1943British and American servicemen loading wounded soldiers onto a C-47 Skytrain transport at Agrigento, Sicily for transportation to hospitals in Africa, 25 Jul 1943. Note litter Jeep and WC54 ambulances.
George Patton in Gela, Sicily, Italy, mid-Jul 1943Canadian-built Chevrolet CGT and 25-pdr field gun of 51st Highland Division, Militello, Sicily, Italy, 15 Jul 1943British soldier studying a captured 28cm sPzB 41 anti-tank gun, Sicily, Italy, 21 Jul 1943British and American servicemen loading wounded soldiers onto a C-47 Skytrain transport at Agrigento, Sicily for transportation to hospitals in Africa, 25 Jul 1943. Note litter Jeep and WC54 ambulances.
Bernard Montgomery and George Patton near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 28 Jul 1943George Patton and Lieutenant Colonel Lyle Bernard, CO, 30th Infantry Regiment discussing strategy near Brolo, Sicily, Italy, circa Jul-Aug 1943US M1 mortar team, Sicily, Italy, mid-1943United States Army LtGen George Patton placing a wreath at the Palermo American War Cemetery, Palermo, Sicily on 11 Nov 1943 during World War I Armistice Day ceremonies.
Bernard Montgomery and George Patton near Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 28 Jul 1943George Patton and Lieutenant Colonel Lyle Bernard, CO, 30th Infantry Regiment discussing strategy near Brolo, Sicily, Italy, circa Jul-Aug 1943US M1 mortar team, Sicily, Italy, mid-1943United States Army LtGen George Patton placing a wreath at the Palermo American War Cemetery, Palermo, Sicily on 11 Nov 1943 during World War I Armistice Day ceremonies.
USS Shangri-La (left) and other ships of US Sixth Fleet at Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy, 17 Mar 1965
USS Shangri-La (left) and other ships of US Sixth Fleet at Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy, 17 Mar 1965


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