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Allied tanks enter Naples, Italy 70 years ago this hour (1943)


Video: 'Battlefield S2/E4 - The Battle for Italy' (Oct. 1, 1943, at 1:24:57)

(Friday, October 1, 1943, 9:30 a.m. local time; during the Italian Campaign of World War II) — “A” Squadron of the 1st King’s Dragoon Guards, a cavalry regiment in the British Army, entered Naples, Italy, today. German troops occupying Naples provoked a rebellion, known by the population (known as Four days of Naples) starting on Sept. 27, 1943, and had to evacuate. Continue reading Allied tanks enter Naples, Italy 70 years ago this hour (1943)