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Dawn is Zero Hour (Bracker) – 2-3
Turks Aid Nazis, Russian Charges – 3
War News Summarized – 3
Other Invasions This Year Anticipated in Washington (Whitney) – 4
Red Army Rolling – 5-6
Churchill Enters on Military Talks (Crider) – 6
New Guinea: The Commander Welcomes Visitors While His Men Send Calling Cards to Japanese (photos) – 7-8
Sicily Drive Cost 7,500 Casualties – 7
Facts About Income Tax: No. 1 – 9
The Invasion of Italy (Baldwin) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 10-11

Editorials – 12-14
Italy Invaded
Getting Along with Russia
Penicillin
Getting Rid of Mr. Aurelio
Can Americans Stay at Home?
The Fallacy of “Parity”
Topics of the Times

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/sep1943/f03sep43.htm

British troops land unopposed in Italy
Friday, September 3, 1943 www.onwar.com

In Italy... At dawn units of the British 8th Corps, part of Montgomery’s 8th Army, land on the Italian mainland. The landings, north of Reggio, meet almost no resistance. Reggio, Catona and San Giovanni are all captured by the end of the day. In addition, Allied commandos occupy Melito and Bagnara.

In Sicily... Italian General Castellano signs a formal surrender agreement with the Allies in Cassibili. No announcement is made in order to prevent any German occupation of Italy.

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces capture Putivl, northeast of Konotop. They have cut the Bryansk-Konotop railroad. To the south, in the Donets basin, Ilovask is occupied.