How Did the Allied Campaign in Italy Prepare for the Ground

question 76

Multiple Choice

How did the Allied campaign in Italy prepare for the ground invasion of France on D-Day?

• A) The defeat of Mussolini's regime forced Hitler to redirect valuable German troops to occupy Italy.
• B) American soldiers had the opportunity to hone their fighting skills in the much more forgiving Mediterranean theater of war.
• C) Allied forces had to secure the Mediterranean for unperturbed access to Middle Eastern oil, a necessary resource for the ground invasion.
• D) By occupying Italy, Allied forces were able to channel supplies through Switzerland and France to the westward marching invaders from Normandy.
• E) The defeat of Italy made it possible to recruit desperately needed Italian ground troops for an invasion in France.

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