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Battle of Troina | |||||||
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Part of the Allied invasion of Sicily, World War II | |||||||
Troina during World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States Free France |
Germany Italy | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George S. Patton Omar Bradley Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. Manton Eddy |
Hans-Valentin Hube Eberhard Rodt Ottorino Schreiber Giuseppe Romano |
The Battle of Troina was an important battle that took place between 31 July and 6 August 1943, as part of the Allied invasion of Sicily during World War II. Forces of the U.S. II Corps, part of the U.S. Seventh Army, under George S. Patton, engaged in fierce fighting around the town of Troina in the central portion of Sicily along the Caronie Mountains. The battle focused around the numerous hills and mountains surrounding Troina which the Germans had heavily fortified and used as bases for direct and indirect fire.