The Allied Landing in Gela
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The Allied forces landed troops along the eastern coast of Sicily in July 1943. United States Navy ships delivered United States Army soldiers to the beaches around the town of Gela, where they began to establish a beachhead despite attacks from German and Italian warplanes. The Army troops fought German and Italian tanks defending the area and eventually captured the nearby Ponte Olivo Airfield, which was used by United States Army Air Forces.
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- 1. The Allied Landing in Gela (1943)
- 2. The amphibious Battle of Gela was the opening engagement of the United States. United States Navy ships landed United States Army troops along the eastern end of the south coast of Sicily. There were attacks by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica aircraft while defending the beachhead against German and Italian tanks until the Army captured the Ponte Olivo Airfield for use by United States Army Air Forces planes.
- 3. The fishing village of Gela was on a plateau at 150-foot (46 m) elevation behind a beach with a 900-foot (270 m) pier.
- 4. Plains cultivated for grain extended inland behind the community of 32,000 inhabitants
- 5. The larger transports sailed from Oran on 5th July as convoy
- 6. Snipers were shooting from small bunkers on hills
- 7. The battles took place on: the10th,the11th and the12th of July
- 8. POWER POINT BY: Luca Biundo and Bruno Vincenzi