Memories of the Landing is a documentary and multimedia public history project, developed by Prof. Teresa Fiore (Montclair State University) in collaboration with Awen Films, on the Allied landing in Sicily in 1943. The project investigates the legacy of the first decisive push by Allied forces into Axis-occupied Europe – a pivotal but often overlooked turning point in the war. Known as “Operation Husky,” the landing was the largest single amphibious assault of the war but has been largely overshadowed in public memory by D-Day. As a result, the topic remains in part an unexplored territory, and its remembrance in Sicily bears a complex imprint, often suspended between narratives of invasion and liberation.
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