Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: 10th Armoured Division e leʻi manaʻomia mo le
Sicilian poʻo Italia tauvaga, lea e le talafeagai ai le laufanua mo tele faʻatulagaina faʻatulagaina, ma faʻalapotopotoga HQ ma faʻailo na faʻamutaina mulimuli ane i le 15 Iuni 1944. Ae peitaʻi, na faaauau pea ona avea vaega o le vaega lea o le vaega lea e tasi ma vaega tutoʻatasi. O le 9th Armored Bde na auai i le Ninth Army ia Me 1943 ma tumau ai i Palesitina ma Suria seʻia toe foʻi i Aikupito ia Mati 1944. I le aso 30 o Aperila, na amata ai ona malaga atu le vaegaau ma auai i le Eighth Army i Italia i le aso 5 Me.