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/Sicily_1943_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 Sicily 1943 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 404 Type The nature or genre of the resource Action Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,36.68215161401762,15.134848084008725; Date Created Date of creation of the resource. July to November 1943 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived actions Description An account of the resource In the summer of 1943 Allied forces attacked Italy. Highland regiments landed on the south-eastern point of Sicily on 10 July. As they moved up across the island they faced considerable German opposition around the town of Francofonte, where hand-to-hand fighting took place. The town of Vizzini also saw fierce fighting, with the Gordons having to attack through terraced vineyards and orchards. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT