World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" id="mw5w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Allies of World War II">Allies</a> land at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Avalanche" id="mw6A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Avalanche">Salerno</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Slapstick" id="mw6Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Slapstick">Taranto</a>, Italy.