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In war, it was wise to snatch any brief moment of safety or rejoicing, such as this one.
The next day might again put your life in danger.
This was one of war’s happy moments - when British soldiers in Sicily in the summer of 1943 could share with local people the ecstatic relief of being freed from fear and German oppression.
The Italians, and especially the Sicilians, had never been enthusiastic participants in the war. When the Allies landed in Sicily in July, Italian troops on the island quickly laid down their arms.
The population embraced British and American troops with open arms. For the Sicilians, once the Germans withdrew, their sufferings were, indeed, at an end.
For the Allied soldiers, however, many months more bitter fighting lay ahead, on the Italian mainland.
