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A collection of fascinating old photographs of Palermo, Messina, Siracusa, and other Sicilian towns during WWII.
On the night of 9–10 July 1943 the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky began. The collapse of fascist Italy necessitated German troops to be relocated to Italy, weakening the Eastern Front of Germany. After 38 days of fighting Allies troops successfully drove Axis troops from Sicily and prepared to assault the Italian mainland.
By August 1943, the German and Italian troops evacuated from Sicily.
The first group of images were taken by allied anonymous photographers. The second group of images depicting the post invasion of the island, was taken by American photographer Nick Parrino during WWII.
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Old photographs of the Allied Invasion of Sicily, 1943
July, August 1943
September 1943
A family repairing nets, author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Palermo (vicinity), Sicily. A harbor scene. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Fishermen preparing for run. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Fishermen with nets. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 An Italian fisherman making a net. Sicily. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Messina, Sicily. Workmen clearing the streets. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Agrigento, Sicily. Ruins of Greek temples. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Agrigento, Sicily. Ruins of Greek temples. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Syracuse (vicinity), Sicily. Roman ruins. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Castel Mola (vicinity), Sicily. British Eighth Army officers and men visiting some of Sicily’s peacetime attractions. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 Allied soldiers listening to a band concert in Palermo, Sicily, September 1943. Author: Nick Parrino, 1943 An Italian CANT Z.506 Airone seaplane on the Sicilian beach of Mondello, September 1943. . Author: Nick Parrino, 1943
Topics: old pictures of Italy during WWII, Sicily WWII, old photographs of Sicily
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