Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe etiti 1942, na uto nke ndị agha na-eguzogide agha, na mbibi dị egwu nke akwa Gorgopotamos (Operation "Harling") site n'aka ndị agha ndị agha Gris na ndị sabo Britain na November 25, ndị ọchịchị Ịtali gbalịrị n'efu iji gbochie mmụba nke mmegide megide ndị agha ha. Ndị agha ahụ nwere nnukwu ihe ịga nke ọma megide ndị Italiantali, na-enye ohere maka okike nke "ebe ndị nweere onwe ha" n'ime ime ugwu, gụnyere obodo ndị buru ibu, site na etiti 1943. Otú ọ dị, n'oge ahụ, a malitere ibubata ndị agha Germany na Gris. E webatara ndị otu Elite dịka 1st Panzer Division na 1st Mountain Division na mba ahụ, ha abụọ na-atụ anya na ndị Allied nwere ike ịbanye na Gris (echiche nke ndị Allies n'onwe ha kpaliri n'ebumnuche dị ka ntụgharị uche site na ndị agha na-alụ ọgụ na Greece).
landings na Sicily) na dị ka nkwa megide a ga-ekwe omume Italian nraranye.