ITALIANS FORM NATIONAL LIBERATION COMMITTEE
Rome, Italy • September 9, 1943 On this date in 1943 in Italy, the Allies from their strongholds in North Africa (since November 1942) and Sicily (since July‑August 1943) invaded the boot-shaped Italian mainland at Salerno, some 170 miles/274 km southeast of Rome, Italy’s capital, with diversionary landings at Reggio di Calabria (September 3,…