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Name: Free France conquest of Corsica

Type: Event

Start: 1943 AD

End: 1943 AD

Parent: Italian Campaign (World War II)

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Was the liberation of Corsica from Axis forces.

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  • September 1943: Sardinia surrenders without a shot to small Allied party. Axis forces had already retired to neighboring islands.
  • October 1943: Allied forces gain complete control of Corsica as the enemy withdraws from Bastia area. Participating in the explusion of Germans were French, Moroccan and American troops.

    • Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.136
  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.139

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