On July 10, 1943 the allies invaded Sicily which was under Italian control at the time and was the start of the Italian campaign.
The Allies landed in Sicily in 1943.
The Allies first landed in Libya, then later in Italy.
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Answer In July 1943, the Allies landed on Sicily after they had defeated the Germans & Italians in North Africa. Sicily is part of Italy, not just a colony. This was also the time that the Allies began to fly bombing missions over Italy's mainland and also over Rome. The Italians did not want to fight anymore and did not want the war to come to their homeland. With support from the King Emmanuel, the cabinet met and forced Mussolini to resign during the campaign for Sicily. The Italian government tried to secretly negotiate an alliance with the Allies and not let the Germans know what they were doing. The leaders of the Allies would not allow Italy to join them but required their surrender. When the Allied invasion force was heading to land at Salerno on 8 Sept, Italy agreed and announced their surrender.
Allied invasion of Italy happened on 1943-09-16.
Italy did NOT join the Allies. The British did not want the Italians to switch sides; instead they would only let them surrender. After the Allies landed on Sicily in July 1943 and began sending bombers over Italy and their capital of Rome, the Italians began negotiations to join the Allies. They forced Mussolini to step down from dictator but they were still concerned that the Germans would retaliate against them so the talks had to be in secret. The talks continued until 8 Sept 1943, when the amphibious forces were approaching Salerno to land on the mainland of Italy, did the country of Italy finally surrender. After their surrender, many Italians provided support to the Allies. Many ex-soldiers were used as translators and helped carry supplies up the mountains. It was only late in 1944 and early 1945, were Italian troops organized and allowed to fight with the Allies. Four(4) combat groups were formed and outfitted with British uniforms and equipment and attached to the British 8th Army.
Allied forces landed in Sicily on July 9, 1943, in an operation known as Operation Husky. The main landing sites included the southeastern coast, specifically around the cities of Gela, Licata, and Syracuse. This operation marked the beginning of the Italian Campaign in World War II, aiming to remove Italy from the war and divert German resources. The successful invasion led to the eventual capture of Sicily by Allied forces by mid-August 1943.
After Mussolini was deposed, an armistice was arranged between Lieutenant General Maxwell D. Taylor and the new Italian government on 3 September 1943. The armistice was made official and announced on September 8.
Germany and Italy because they wanted to gain more land and allies.
From Wikipedia: Sicily There was an allied invasion of Sicily during World War II starting on July 10, 1943. In preparation of the invasion of Sicily, the Allies revitalised the Mafia to aid them. The invasion of Sicily contributed to the July 25 crisis; in general the Allied victors were warmly embraced by the Sicilian population.
The cause of Operation Husky was to reclaim Sicily from Italy and Nazi Germany. Operation Husky was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat.