The defending German and Italian forces were unable to prevent the Allied capture of the island, but they succeeded in evacuating most of their troops to the mainland, with the last leaving on 17 August 1943.
De forsvarende tyske og italienske styrker kunne ikke forhindre de allieredes erobring af øen, men det lykkedes at evakuere de fleste af deres tropper til fastlandet, hvor den sidste forlod øen den 17. august 1943.