Battle of Centuripe
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The Battle of Centuripe was fought from 2 to 4 August 1943, as part of the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II. The 78th Battleaxe Division, of the British Eighth Army, was engaged in fierce fighting around the town of Centuripe in the central portion of Sicily in the hill country between the Rivers Dittaìno and Salso. Centuripe, a hill town set on a very high rocky pinnacle and approached by only one steep and twisty road, itself was the key to the whole Adrano position, the capture of which would in turn force the Germans to withdraw to new positions. The British troops captured the town after heavy fighting and as a result caused the Germans to start contemplating abandoning Sicily altogether.
1943
Wikimedia, Wikidata
United Kingdom, Italy,
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Location: 37.6167, 14.7333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
6 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 311 | Siege of Centuripe and Galaria | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 343 | Battle of Adranon | battle, Ancient Corinth, Leontini | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1063 | Battle of Cerami | battle, Zirid Dynasty, Kalbids, Duchy of Apulia and Calabria | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1300 | Battle of Gagliano | battle, Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of Troina | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of Centuripe | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Men of the 6th Inniskillings, 38th Irish Brigade, searching houses during mopping up operations in Centuripe, Sicily, August 1943. NA5388 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Centuripe Panzer III | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Men of the 6th Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 78th Division, await orders to move into Centuripe, Sicily, 2 August 1943. NA5413 | Commons | ||


