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Allied landing in southern Italy opens long war
At dawn on September 3 Allied troops hit the Salerno beaches as the war widens in Europe. The Fifth Army under Gen Clark fights tough German defenses near Naples and Salerno while Sardinia and Corsica fall under Allied control. Naples is burned as Germans implement a scorched earth retreat.
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