When: Thursday, July 9 from 6 PM to 9 PM - Where: Italian Cultural Center of Menlo Park, 585 Glenwood AveMenlo Park, CA
Join us for a presentation and reception commemorating Operation Husky, Patton’s invasion of Sicily on July 9, 1943, and the King's removal. Join the Italian Cultural Center commemorating one of the pivotal moments in modern history—the Allied invasion of Sicily on July 9–10, 1943, known as Operation Husky.
Lead by Generals Eisenhowser, Patton, and Bradley Operation Husky was enormous by any standard: More than 3,000 ships and landing craft participated; Approximately 150,000–160,000 Allied troops were landed on the first day; The assault front stretched roughly 150 miles (240 km) along Sicily's southern and eastern coasts;...
