Posted on Sep 8, 2021

Italy Surrenders, 1943

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On September 8, 1943, Italy surrendered to the Allies in WWII.

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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

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Interesting share, my father's friends who served in Italy during WWII always called it the forgotten or backwater front.

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SGT Mary G.

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Perhaps because of the attack at Bari?

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SSG Robert Mark Odom

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Thanks for sharing!

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SGT (Join to see) ... a good day it was...

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MSG Stan Hutchison

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Actually, not. My dad was there at the time and he told us all the dogfaces knew if Italy gave up (as they did) the Germans would move in and our troops knew the Germans were a much more dangerous enemy than the Italians.

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MSG Stan Hutchison - Sorry if it offended you... not intended.

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MSG Stan Hutchison

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SGT (Join to see) - No, you did not offended me.

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SGT Mary G.

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MSG Stan Hutchison - And the German's did move in - the Bari attack in early December.

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