Italy 1943–1945
Operation Husky monument, Pachino
Memorial
The story
A modern monument in front of the town hall recalls the landings on the beaches south and east of Pachino by the Canadians, the 51st Highland Division and other units of Eighth Army. A quick stop on the way north to Syracuse.
What to look for
The monument and its inscription in the town square; coffee in the square before the drive north.
Plan your visit
Free, town centre. Syracuse is 55 km, about 50 min.
Nearby sites
- Bark West beach, Maucini · 6 km
- Ponte Grande, Syracuse · 41 km
- Syracuse War Cemetery, Syracuse · 43 km
- 82nd Airborne memorial, Ponte Dirillo · 71 km
- Primosole Bridge, Simeto river · 76 km
- Piano Lupo crossroads, near Gela · 76 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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