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To: PapaNew
Where’s Monty? Has he entered Messina yet?

British Commandos entered the city on the 17th and found the Americans waiting for them. Montgomery couldn't have been too far behind.

9 posted on 08/18/2013 6:17:05 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
British Commandos entered the city on the 17th

Zowie, that's pretty close timing. Was the 17th a day after Patton got there?

12 posted on 08/19/2013 7:43:37 PM PDT by PapaNew
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