The Mexican and Commonwealth plan was to use their combined Navies to battle the Japanese Navy, while the Mexican army would be battling the Axis armies. The first Axis member they had to knock out was the weakest chink in the armour: The Kingdom of Sardinia.
Back in 1939 and before the massive Allied defeats: the first MEF forces arrived on Sicily on December 25, 1940 Christmas Day, they immediately began pushing back the Sardinian army back towards Palermo and the most intense fighting also, the battle the Sardinians gave the most staunchest resistance, was the Battle of Palermo beginning with the MEF surrounding the city and sieging it from both sides and the combined Sicilian and Mexican navies both blockading the city and port.
Sicilian Navy bombarding
MEF clearing the streets
The Battle begun on New year's Eve and would last until the 19 of January and the battle was filled with street to street fighting and massive tank duels between the Mexican Coche de Combate Oberschlesien, (blueprints given to them by the Germans), and the Sardinian Tankette L3/35.
Mexican Oberschlesien tank
L3/35 tankette
While the Mexican Oberschlesien was pretty much outdated compared to other tanks the Germans, French, British, and Soviets had and it would be another two years until Mexico creates their first modern tank, it pretty much overpowered the Sardinian Tankettes because of their crappy armour and weak machine gun. During the Battle of Palermo many tankettes were destroyed piecemeal and by the 19, the Sardinian army was firmly routed and surrendered to the Allied army. The Allies recaptured Sicily and together The MEF, Sicilian, and Austrian high Commands were planning on turning the tables on the Axis by invading Sardinia. The plan had to postponed because of the massive losses in Ireland, Denmark, and in Germany so before they could even invade Sardinia they had to hand a decisive defeat to either Britain or France.
Fast forward to March 1940 and Britain began planning what would be known in Germany as the Blitz or lightening with Britain bombing German cities however this would be the first great defeat the Axis would suffer.
Back in 1939 and before the massive Allied defeats: the first MEF forces arrived on Sicily on December 25, 1940 Christmas Day, they immediately began pushing back the Sardinian army back towards Palermo and the most intense fighting also, the battle the Sardinians gave the most staunchest resistance, was the Battle of Palermo beginning with the MEF surrounding the city and sieging it from both sides and the combined Sicilian and Mexican navies both blockading the city and port.
Sicilian Navy bombarding
MEF clearing the streetsThe Battle begun on New year's Eve and would last until the 19 of January and the battle was filled with street to street fighting and massive tank duels between the Mexican Coche de Combate Oberschlesien, (blueprints given to them by the Germans), and the Sardinian Tankette L3/35.
L3/35 tanketteWhile the Mexican Oberschlesien was pretty much outdated compared to other tanks the Germans, French, British, and Soviets had and it would be another two years until Mexico creates their first modern tank, it pretty much overpowered the Sardinian Tankettes because of their crappy armour and weak machine gun. During the Battle of Palermo many tankettes were destroyed piecemeal and by the 19, the Sardinian army was firmly routed and surrendered to the Allied army. The Allies recaptured Sicily and together The MEF, Sicilian, and Austrian high Commands were planning on turning the tables on the Axis by invading Sardinia. The plan had to postponed because of the massive losses in Ireland, Denmark, and in Germany so before they could even invade Sardinia they had to hand a decisive defeat to either Britain or France.
Fast forward to March 1940 and Britain began planning what would be known in Germany as the Blitz or lightening with Britain bombing German cities however this would be the first great defeat the Axis would suffer.
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