| January 18, 1943 | Allied commanders approve plan to land on Sicily after victory in Tunisia. |
| March 15 | First “Tactical Appreciation” plan for Operation Husky completed. |
| May 9–13 | Surrender of Axis forces in Tunisia. |
| May 18 | Operation Corkscrew begins the attack on the fortified island of Pantelleria. |
| May 19 | Plan for Operation Husky approved. |
| June 11 | Pantelleria surrenders and is occupied by Allied forces. |
| July 2 | Allied air forces initiate preparatory air campaign against Sicily. |
| July 9 | Allied naval force departs Malta and North African ports for Sicily. |
| July 10 | Allied forces begin Operation Husky with airborne landings; amphibious landings begin before dawn. |
| July 11 | Axis counterattacks continue with major assaults at Gela, Licata, and Floridia. |
| July 13 | In response to Operation Husky Hitler calls off Operation Zitadelle, the Kursk offensive on the Russian Front. |
| July 13 | Montgomery decides to change plans for reduction of Sicily with a 30th Corps advance northwest of Mount Etna. |
| July 13 | At 2200hrs, No. 3 Commando lands and seizes Melati bridge; bridge lost the next day. |
| July 14 | In the pre-dawn hours, 1st Parachute Brigade conducts Operation Fustian to seize Primosole bridge. |
| July 15 | Generalabust Hube arrives on Sicily to establish XIV Panzer Korps headquarters. |
| July 16 | British forces recapture Primosole bridge. |
| July 17 | Alexander agrees to Patton’s plan for Seventh US Army to capture Palermo and western Sicily. |
| July 17 | Arisio’s 12o Corpo ordered to withdraw into eastern Sicily and take over sector north of Mount Etna. |
| July 19 | The Seventh US Army’s Provisional Corps begins its race toward Palermo. |
| July 22 | Palermo surrenders. |
| July 23 | Bradley’s II Corps reaches the northern Sicilian coast; Trapani falls to the Provisional Corps. |
| July 24 | Fascist Grand Council agrees to oust Mussolini. |
| July 25 | Mussolini is forced to resign by the king. |
| July 26 | Hitler tentatively agrees to the evacuation of Sicily. |
| July 29 | The British 30th Corps begins Operation Hardgate offensive with parallel attack by US II Corps. |
| August 2 | Kesselring approves Operation Lehrgang evacuation plan. |
| August 3 | Italian forces begin evacuation of units across the Messina Straits. |
| August 4 | Panzer-Division “Hermann Göring” begins withdrawal from Catania. |
| August 5 | 15. Panzergrenadier-Division conducts withdrawal from Troina. |
| August 8 | Kesselring authorizes Hube to start Operation Lehrgang evacuation. |
| August 9 | 15. Panzergrenadier-Division pulled out of the line to prepare for evacuation. |
| August 11 | Task Force Bernard conducts second amphibious landing at Brolo. |
| August 11–12 | Operation Lehrgang starts with the evacuation of 15. Panzer-Division. |
| August 15–16 | 29. Panzergrenadier-Division evacuated over Messina Straits. |
| August 16 | A platoon from the US 7th Infantry Regiment enters outskirts of Messina during the evening. |
| August 16–17 | Panzer-Division HG withdraws over Messina Straits; Operation Lehrgang completed. |
| August 17 | Patton conducts surrender ceremony in Messina during the late morning. |
| September 3 | Italian government signs secret armistice agreement with the Allies. |
| September 8 | Italian armistice agreement is publicly announced; Italy withdraws from the war. |