<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 3--17 September 1943 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Salerno, Calabria and Taranto, Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Allied victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 3--17 September 1943 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Salerno, Calabria and Taranto, Italy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Allied victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 3--17 September 1943 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Salerno, Calabria and Taranto, Italy </Td> </Tr>

Allied victory in north africa enables invasion of italy to be launched