Episode 599-Mussolini Leaves the Stage, For now
The History of WWII Podcast
Ray Harris Jr
4.4 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 1:04.8 | Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast. Episode 599, Mussolini |
| 1:17.8 | leaves the stage for now. Last time, seeing that his drive north past the Primusole Bridge was stalled, |
| 1:26.9 | Monty ordered three separate left-flanking |
| 1:29.4 | attacks. Collectively, they were to force the access defensive line back to Cantonia. Otherwise, |
| 1:36.6 | they would be cut off. But that's not what happened. No, his attacks designated leopard, |
| 1:42.7 | lion, and jaguar simply did not have enough punching power. |
| 1:46.7 | The good news was that the Americans had captured the town of Enna, just west of the Axis Etna line, |
| 1:53.0 | so at least the Allies could keep driving north. As for Enna, as a Canadian corporal tried to claim the town |
| 1:59.4 | belonged to his units, The American GI standing around |
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