Montgomery's Tactics During The Italian Campaign

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During the Italian Campaign in World War Two, many tactics were utilized by both sides. The Allies started this with Operation Husky on the island of Sicily. While attacking this island, they used two groups of men. One group was British commanded by Montgomery, and the other was American and under the orders of General Patton. While the British troops attacked the island on the east side, Patton and the Americans battled from the west coast. During the invasion there were roughly 25 miles between the two attacking groups. Because of the tactics to attack from different sides, the capture of Sicily took just thirty-eight days. In this capture, the allies were eventually able to take the strait of Messina, which was used by Montgomery’s men.

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