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236179 Dvr. John Coyle Wright British Army 543 Gen. Transport Coy Royal Army Service Corps from:Grangetown, Sunderland (d.21st Sep 1943) On 3rd of September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Allied objectives were to draw German troops from the Russian front and more particularly from France, where an offensive was planned for the following year. Commonwealth and American forces landed near Salerno on B-9 in September 1943 and there was fierce fighting for some days in the bridgehead that they established. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**