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To: angcat

“I won’t fight against Italy” Your grandfather would not have had to worried about fighting against Italy after September 1943. Mussolini was overthrown and the new government of Italy, under General Badoglio surrendered to the Allies on Sept 3, 1943 and joined the Allies against Germany on Oct 13, 1943.

Thus he could have been sent to Italy to fight WITH Italy against the Nazis and diehard Italian Fascists. Or he could have been sent to the Pacific Theater.


13 posted on 12/17/2015 8:49:00 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: GreyFriar

The armed forces tended to send Germanic-heritage soldiers to the Pacific. My gramps was on the Hancock, for example.


47 posted on 12/17/2015 10:20:47 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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