The "Soft" Underbelly Flashcards
(28 cards)
Who called Sicily and Italy “the soft underbelly of Europe”
Winston Churchill
Casablanca Conference
GB convincing the US that they needed to invade Sicily
When was the Casablanca Conference
January of 1943
When was Operation HUSKY
July 1943
Operation HUSKY
The operation of the allies invading Sicily
Bernard Montgomery
GB 8th Army leader for Sicily invasion
Why did GB want to invade Sicily with the US?
It was a stepping stone to get in to Italy
George Patton
US 7th Army leader for the Sicily invasion
Messina (and date of Invasion)
Palermo (and date of invasion)
Mussolini after invasion of Sicily
TRIDENT Conference Date
May 1943
TRIDENT Conference
When was the invasion of Italy?
September of 1943
Where were the 3 landings for the invasion of Italy?
Reggio, Taranto, and Salerno
When were Reggio, Taranto, and Salerno invaded?
September 3, September 9, and September 9
General Mark Clark
Albert Kesselring
Gustav Line
What was the plan to get through the Gustav line? Did it work?
Monte Cassino
A mountain in Italy
Anzio
Rome
When was Rome liberated?
June 4, 1944
