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1. To knock Italy out of the war.

2. To keep up the pressure on Germany and to keep German troops pinned down while building up Allied forces in the United Kingdom in preparation for the cross channel attack..

3. To make use of the Allied troops in North Africa which would otherwise be idle.

4. To insure total Allied control of the Mediterranean and unrestricted access to and from the Suez Canal.

5. To gain air bases from which Allied bombers could reach German areas beyond the range of Allied air units station in the United Kingdom.

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