The day after the armistice declaration, September 9, the Allies also disembarked at Salerno (Operation Avalanche) and Taranto (Operation Slapstick) but they failed to take full advantage of Italian armistice and they were quickly checked by German troops.
The day after the armistice declaration, September 9, the Allies made landings against German defences at Salerno (Operation Avalanche) and unopposed at Taranto (Operation Slapstick). The Allies failed to take full advantage of Italian armistice and they were quickly checked by German troops.