On this day in history, August 17, 1943, Patton beats Monty to Messina, liberates Sicily
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Gen. George Patton led U.S. forces to capture Messina and secure the liberation of Sicily on August 17, 1943, hours ahead of British and Canadian forces led by Field Marshal Montgomery.
"This is a horse race in which the prestige of the U.S. Army is at stake." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini suffered his humiliating downfall and arrest in Rome during the Allied effort to seize the Mediterranean island.
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