Action End Date 1943-08-17 12:00 Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://www.cupidoeu.org/wiki/index.php/Sferro_Hills_Action Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sferro Hills Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-07-09 12:00 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 403 Type The nature or genre of the resource Action Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,37.47625433646519,14.762766347888174; Date Created Date of creation of the resource. July to August 1943 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived actions Description An account of the resource In July 1943 German forces held the Sferro Hills on the eastern side of Sicily. The Camerons and Seaforths were among the British soldiers tasked to clear the hills. The Germans put up a determined defence, and the rocky mountainous landscape presented considerable challenges for the attackers. Fierce fighting took place amongst small farms and olive groves. The British capture of the Sferro Hills helped trigger the German withdrawal from Sicily. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT