Operation Baytown

When

3 Sep 1943

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

38.11° N, 15.65° E

Description

British invasion of Italy in 1943 during World War II

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1943 Allied amphibious assault on Italy across the Straits of Messina

Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland of Italy that took place on 3 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy, itself part of the Italian Campaign, during the Second World War.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Operation Baytown: Mainland Italy is invaded by Allied forces under General Bernard Montgomery, for the first time in the war”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “débarquement allié à Reggio de Calabre, en Italie du Sud - Début de la campagne d'Italie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “バーナード・モントゴメリー率いる第8軍 (イギリス軍)がイタリア半島最先端部のレッジョ・ディ・カラブリアに上陸し（ベイタウン作戦）、イタリア戦線が開設（イタリア侵攻）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page