#OnThisDay in 1942, the Allies began Operation Streamline Jane, to capture the rest of #Madagascar. Streamline Jane consisted of three linked operations, codenamed Stream, Line, and Jane.
The initial landings for all three operations were very successful. But Vichy resistance was stubborn, and it was November before the island was completely under Allied control.
#OTD in 1944, Vignale (Piemonte, N Italy): Nazi-fascist soldiers executed 13 young men (18-24yo) who refused to join the Italian Social Republic's army. #WarInItaly#WW2 @histodons@militaryhistory
@DVM_vet@histodons@militaryhistory I was thinking the other day about how the Nazis occupied Italy after its surrender to the Allies is seemingly forgotten history.