Eighty years ago today, the Allied invasion of Sicily marked the start of the Italian Campaign in the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily marked one of the largest seaborne operations in military history. Canadians were critical to its success. On July 10, 1943, some 3,000 Allied ships and landing craft reached the Sicilian coastline in a coordinated attack on enemy territory. Tragically, 58 Canadians had drowned when three Allied ships were sunk by enemy submarines before reaching Sicily.

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