Belpasso
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Belpasso is a town in Sicily that was occupied by British forces during World War II. It is historically significant as a location where the British 8th Army operated during the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, as documented in photographs showing tanks and local residents during the military campaign.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Belpasso
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Belpasso
- Italian comune.native_name
- Malpasso
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Belpasso Kirche.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Chiesa Madre
- Italian comune.region
- Sicily
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Catania (CT)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Piano Tavola
- Italian comune.mayor
- Daniele Giuseppe Maria Motta
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 166.33
- Italian comune.population_total
- 28128
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 April 2017
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Belpasso () is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about northwest of Catania. Belpasso is the second biggest comune of the Catania's area for area (after Catania).