Show I Sketch of o a Victorious Inva Invasion Route I v I I RAO RAU ii TO CENTRAL ITALY V ME A 51 iA r tI r r n r This sketch was made by the English artist E. E G. G Lambert as the Allies were bombing Messina 1 harbor It t shows the entire area of the strait of Messina l from the air Across this strait which separates Sicily from Italy's toe the British Eighth arm army spearheaded the first invasion of the European continent which resulted In Italy's surrender The distance across the strait at its narrowest point Is two miles Prior to landin landing on Italy proper Allied batteries along the Sicilian coast shelled Axis positions across this stretch of water |