What the records say
- When
- 2 Aug 1943 – 4 Aug 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.62° N, 14.73° E
- Description
- 1943 battle during World War II
- War
- World War II
Battle of Centuripe
Battle during World War II
The Battle of Centuripe was fought from 2 to 4 August 1943, as part of the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II. The 78th Battleaxe Division, of the British Eighth Army, was engaged in fierce fighting around the town of Centuripe in the hill country of central Sicily, between the Rivers Dittaìno and Salso.
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