From Americans living in Italy post on Facebook by Anthony Fico ·
Today, April 25, 2025, Italy celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Liberation from Nazi-Fascism.🇮🇹
But every April 25th people forget about those who came from other countries to help: many of them lost their lives.

While it’s inaccurate to state American soldiers solely landed in Italy and lost the most lives in the liberation, they certainly played a significant role. The Allied invasion of Italy involved a large number of U.S. troops, along with British, Canadian, and other Allied forces.

The highest number of foreign soldiers who landed in Italy, who liberated it, and who lost their lives for Italy, is that of American soldiers. It is to them that italians direct their eternal gratitude.🇺🇲
Allied casualties in the Italian Campaign numbered some 350,000. Among these were more than 150,000 U.S. troops (92,000 wounded, more than 60,000 killed or missing); roughly 145,000 troops of the British Commonwealth (nearly 100,000 wounded, 45,000 killed or missing); almost 31,000 Free French (almost 24,000 wounded, 7,000 killed or missing); nearly 11,000 troops of the Polish government in exile (more than 8,000 wounded, roughly 2,500 killed or missing); and more than 1,800 Brazilian troops (1,350 wounded, approximately 450 killed and missing).