Sicily

D*** Brits wanted to invade Italy through Greece or just attack Italy. By God everyone knows the way to attack Italy is through Sicily! It's what the Greeks and the Romans and Carthaginians did. Thankfully I was able to persuade the high command that this was what we had to do in order to succeed.

In preparation for the landings I sent the following message to my troops:

"When we land against the enemy, don't forget to hit him and hit him hard. When we meet the enemy we will kill him. We will show him no mercy. He has killed thousands of your comrades and he must die. If you company officers in leading your men against the enemy find him shooting at you and when you get within two hundred yards of him he wishes to surrender—oh no! That bastard will die! You will kill him. Stick him between the third and fourth ribs. You will tell your men that. They must have the killer instinct. Tell them to stick him. Stick him in the liver. We will get the name of killers and killers are immortal. When word reaches him that he is being faced by a killer battalion he will fight less. We must build up that name as killers."

Now they are trying to make me play second fiddle to Brits and Monty; well, god**** it the best defense is still a good offense! By capturing Messina I am protecting the Brits' flank. So, by God, I am going to do it!

And of course my boys did it. we captured Messina and Sicily is ours. Now, ON TO ITALY!