Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st3 September 1943
Directs Eighth Army's crossing of the Strait of Messina into Calabria during Operation Baytown.
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Directs Eighth Army's crossing of the Strait of Messina into Calabria during Operation Baytown.
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