After the failure of “Unternehmen Zitadelle,” the Battle of Kursk, Hitler gave orders to pull the Leibstandarte out of the Eastern Front. Because of the Allied landings on Sicily and worried that the Italians would leave the Axis, the German high command activated their plans made for that case. After regrouping in Austria, the LAH, among other battle-proven divisions, was sent to Italy. With permission from the Italians, the division crossed the northern Italian border and moved toward their operational areas. Once there, the soldiers of the Leibstandarte started with daily training and watched the Italians with vigilant eyes, waiting for the things to come. Finally, the expected break-off from the Axis came on September 8th.
Attacker: Italian (No more details)
Defender: German (SS) (Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler)
