30th June - Sicily

ALLIES ROUTED!

The 1943 allied invasion of Sicily is no doubt goung to go down in history as the greatest military disaster in history for the British and American armies. There is effectively nothing left of the British 8th and the American 7th armies. The operation to withdraw the remaining troops from the Island was thwarted when Italian and German armoured divisions quickly overran the British and American rearguards and cut the remnants of the invasion force off from the beaches. Over 100,000 allied troops were forced to surrender and all of the invasion force's equipment has been lost.

Worse still the British and American naval forces, while attempting to evacuate the troops from Sicily, have been badly mauled. The allies are firmly on the defensive in the Mediterannean now, and British assets in Egypt are once again in danger.
A statement from the allied high command is expected soon...

Allies 3-2-13 Axis

Allies 17%

Axis 72%