FDR: “Our soldiers have come to rid Italy of Fascism and all its unhappy…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1943

Our soldiers have come to rid Italy of Fascism and all its unhappy symbols.

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Democratic · New York

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Message to Pope Pius XII on the Invasion of Italy

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FDR: “Our soldiers have come to rid Italy of Fascism and all its unhappy symbols.”