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The 26 pages that link to Italian campaign, each with the reason it gives.

• North African campaignRelated: Allied forces moved into Italy after completing the North African campaign.

• Operation TorchRelated: Victory in North Africa gave the Allies bases for invading Sicily and then mainland Italy.

• Harold AlexanderNarrower topic: It was Alexander’s longest major theater command.

• Second Battle of El AlameinRelated: The North African victory helped make the subsequent Allied invasion of Italy possible.

• Battle of Monte CassinoNarrower topic: Cassino was the central obstacle in the campaign’s advance north toward Rome.

• Mark W. ClarkBroader topic: Clark commanded Fifth Army through much of the campaign.

• Free French ForcesRelated: The French Expeditionary Corps fought in Italy, including the difficult advance through the mountains.

• Italian ArmyRelated: The campaign brought the royal army’s wartime role to a close amid Italy’s surrender and division.

• Operation MincemeatNarrower topic: The invasion Mincemeat protected began the campaign that followed Italy’s surrender.

• Tuskegee AirmenRelated: The 99th Squadron and 332nd Fighter Group fought in this Mediterranean theater.

• Albert KesselringNarrower topic: Kesselring’s defensive system shaped the campaign’s slow, costly progress northward.

• Allied invasion of SicilyNarrower topic: The conquest of Sicily began this prolonged campaign.

• Monte CassinoNarrower topic: The 1944 battle over the abbey formed a major episode in this campaign.

• Western Desert campaignRelated: North African victory provided the staging ground for the subsequent invasion of Italy.

• Allies of World War IIBroader topic: It brought several Allied armies into a difficult campaign against German forces.

• Battle of AnzioNarrower topic: Anzio was one operation within this long campaign to move north through Italy.

• Italian Civil WarNarrower topic: Its advance unfolded alongside the Resistance's war against Fascist and German forces.

• Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War IIBroader topic: The invasion of Sicily opened the campaign that carried the theater onto the Italian mainland.

• Allied invasion of ItalyNarrower topic: The invasion began a campaign that continued long after the initial landings.

• Alan BrookeRelated: Brooke backed operations in Italy while weighing their costs against preparations for France.

• Panzer IVRelated: Panzer IVs remained in German service in Italy after newer tanks appeared.

• Tunisian campaignRelated: The Tunisian campaign’s success enabled the Allies to attack Italy.

• Western Allied invasion of GermanyCompared with: It was a separate southern front that tied down German forces during the western advance.

• Operation SonnenblumeCompared with: It followed a separate theater and phase of the war from Sonnenblume’s North African intervention.

• Arthur TedderRelated: Tedder’s Mediterranean air command supported Allied operations on the Italian peninsula.

• History of ItalyRelated: The campaign devastated the country and hastened the end of Fascist rule.