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Seizing Sicily (July 1943 - August 1943)

Seizing Sicily (July 1943 - August 1943)

The Allied invasion of Sicily, code named Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. It launched the Italian Campaign.

Husky began on the night of July 9th-10th, 1943, and ended August 17th. Strategically, Husky achieved the goals set out for it by Allied planners. The Allies drove Axis air and naval forces from the island; the Mediterranean's sea lanes were opened and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was toppled from power. It opened the way to the Allied invasion of Italy.

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Italian Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana Junkers Ju-87R-2 Picchiatello Stuka Dive-Bomber - Capitano Raul Zucconi, 208a Squadriglia, 101 Gruppo, Sicily, June 1941 Italian Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana Junkers Ju-87R-2 "Picchiatello" Stuka Dive-Bomber - Capitano Raul Zucconi, 208a Squadriglia, 101 Gruppo, Sicily, June 1941 (1:72 Scale)

During the early to mid-stages of the Second World War, the Stuka (short for "sturzkampfflugzeug" or dive-bomber) struck terror in the hearts and minds of soldiers and civilians alike. The Stuka was a rugged machine, designed to swoop down and destroy its target using 500-lb bombs or tear into them using 37mm flak guns mounted underneath the wings.

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German Junkers Ju-87B-2 Stuka Dive-Bomber - 9/Sturzkampfgeschwader 51, Norrent-Fontes, France, August 1940 German Junkers Ju-87B-2 Stuka Dive-Bomber - 9/Sturzkampfgeschwader 51, Norrent-Fontes, France, August 1940 (1:72 Scale)

During the early to mid-stages of the Second World War, the Stuka (short for "sturzkampfflugzeug" or dive-bomber) struck terror in the hearts and minds of soldiers and civilians alike. The Stuka was a rugged machine, designed to swoop down and destroy its target using 500-lb bombs or tear into them using 37mm flak guns mounted underneath the wings.

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Italian Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 "Gustav" Fighter - Maggiore Antonio Vizzotto, Regia Aeronautica, 150 Gruppo, Sicily, July 1943 Italian Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 "Gustav" Fighter - Maggiore Antonio Vizzotto, Regia Aeronautica, 150 Gruppo, Sicily, July 1943 (1:72 Scale)

Numerically the most abundant fighter produced by either side during WWII, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 formed the backbone of the Jagdwaffe on both the eastern and western fronts, as well as in the Mediterranean and North Africa. Of the eight distinct sub-types within the huge Bf 109 family, the most populous was the G-model, of which over 30,000 were built between 1941-45.

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German Heinkel He 111 H-5 Medium Bomber with 1000kg Herman Bomb - A1+AH 1./Kampfgeschwader 53 Legion Condor, 1942-43 German Heinkel He 111 H-5 Medium Bomber with 1000kg Herman Bomb - A1+AH 1./Kampfgeschwader 53 'Legion Condor', 1942-'43 (1:72 Scale)

When World War I ended, the German Air Force was disbanded under the Treaty of Versailles, which required the German government to abandon all military aviation by October 1st, 1919.

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