Sicilian Campaign – July/August 1943

Readying for Invasion

29th/30th June 1943

1st July 1943

2nd July 1943

3rd July 1943

3rd to 6th July 1943

3rd to 10th July 1943

4th July 1943

5th July 1943

6th July 1943

9th July 1943, Malta

9th July 1943, Airborne Division Cameramen

9th July 1943, On Route to Sicily

Sicily landings

10th July 1943

11th July 1943

12th July 1943

13th July 1943

Battle for the Catania Plain

14th July 1943

15th July 1943

16th July 1943

17th July 1943

18th July 1943

19th July 1943

20th July 1943

21st July 1943

22nd July 1943

23rd July 1943

24th July 1943

25th July 1943

Advances to the west of Mt. Etna

26th July 1943

27th July 1943

28th July 1943

29th July 1943

30th July 1943

31st July 1943

1st August 1943

Centuripe to the Simeto river

2nd August 1943

3rd August 1943

4th August 1943

5th August 1943

From Adrano to Randazzo

6th August 1943

7th August 1943

8th August 1943

9th August 1943

10th August 1943

11th August 1943

12th August 1943

13th August 1943

To Messina

14th August 1943

15th August 1943

16th August 1943

17th August 1943

18th August 1943

(NA 5990): A view of the harbour and the town of Messina with the Italian mainland in the distance. Copyright: © IWM.

General Montgomery greets the 8th Army