THE CAMPAIGN IN SICILY 1943 - The Drive for Messina 10 July - 17 August 1943: The successful German rear guard action towards the end of the campaign enabled over 100,00 Axis troops and a large quantity of equipment to be evacuated to Italy from Messina. An aerial photograph shows one of the last German ships to leave Messina on fire after being bombed by the Royal Air Force off the Sicilian coast. , Royal Air Force

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