Today in WW II: 9 Jul 1940 Battle of Calabria [Battle of Punta Stilo, the toe of Italy] fought between the Italian Royal Navy and the British/Australian Royal Navies, 30 miles [48km] east of Punta Stilo. More ?

9 Jul 1943 US-British invasion of Sicily begins [night of 9-10 Jul].
9 Jul 1944 British and Canadian forces capture Caen from the Germans, a critical post-D-Day objective in Normandy, France.
9 Jul 1944 US forces reach the northern end of Saipan, finding thousands of Japanese civilian men, women, and children who commit suicide by leaping off the cliffs rather than be captured.
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M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

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M-2A1 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Texas National Guard, Dallas, TX, July 2005. Photo courtesy of Bob Pettit who obtained correct ID.

M-2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles in Kuwait, 1998.

M-2 Bradley.

M-2 Bradley at 4th Infantry Division Museum, Ft. Hood, TX, 2 December 2005. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.