May 18, 1943 Hope and Pride of America Patriotic Cover Private Printed Stamp


May 18, 1943: Having captured Tunisia, the Allies began the bombing of the Italian island of Pantelleria, 100 miles from Tunis. Pantelleria would be invaded without opposition on June 11, and would serve as a base for attacks on the larger Italian island of Sicily, 60 miles away.


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