George S. Patton: Timeline

1943   World War II: The US 7th Army under General George S. Patton arrive in Messina, Italy Messina, Italy

Messina is the third largest city on the island of Sicily [i], Italy [i] and the capital of the province of Messina [i] ... 

 followed 1 hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery, thus completing the Allied Allies

Allies spelled with a capital A, usually denotes the countries who fought together against the Central Powers [i] ... 

 conquest of Sicily Sicily

Sicily is an autonomous region [i] of Italy [i] and the larges ... 

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1945   General George S. Patton dies from injuries sustained in a car accident on December 9.

1945   Died