Italy: 1944
The campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
The campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
The campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
The campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.
The US 79th Infantry Division led the way in assaulting Cherbourg’s Fort du Roule on June 25, 1944, and two Americans would receive Medals of Honor for their heroic conduct.
Even while held as POWs by the Germans in the POW camp Stalag Luft IV, American servicemen exercised their civic duty and made their voices heard, at least to each other, when they held a straw vote for the 1944 presidential election.
Join us for a conversation with Dave Gutierrez, author of Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry: The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II.
Join The National WWII Museum on June 6 in marking the anniversaries of D-Day and the Grand Opening of the Museum.
The campaigns in Italy from the first landings in September 1943 through May 1945 tested Allied soldiers to the limit.