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Allied invasion of Sicily
The
Allied invasion of Sicily
, codenamed
Operation Husky
, was a major campaign of
World War II
, in which the
Allies
took the island of
Sicily
from the
Axis powers
(
Italy
and
Nazi Germany
). It was a large
amphibious
and
airborne
operation, followed by a six-week land campaign and was the beginning of the
Italian Campaign
.
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