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Did any DLI soldiers fight on the Italian mainland during the Second World War?

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Did any DLI soldiers fight on the Italian mainland during the Second World War?

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Both the 1st and 16th Battalions DLI fought in the campaign on the Italian mainland. 16 DLI landed at Salerno in September 1943. The 1st Battalion arrived later and both were still in Italy when the war ended in May 1945.