Between July 9 and 10, the Allies land in Sicily. Italy is defeated. On July 24, the Grand Council votes on an order of the day that states the need to return the King in command of the armed forces. Mussolini disagrees but is outvoted. The Germans assume military control of the peninsula, and on September 3, 1943 in General Castellano signs the surrender. On the 9th the royal family departs from Rome, leaving the country in disarray.
