Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
EpisodeS1E81949-06-23
Crusade in Europe
Sicily: Operation Husky
The decision is made at Casablanca to invade Sicily. Pantelleria is bombed and surrenders. The invasion convoys come after an airborne drop, and after a major storm. The landings are made and counterattacks weathered. Sicily is conquered by August 17th, 1943.