The Allies commenced bombing Pantelleria, 100 miles from Tunis and 60 miles off of Sicily.
On a clear day, Tunisia is actually visible from Pantelleria. The island, while it has had some occasional human residences since pre historic times, has been continually occupied since taken by the Carthaginians at the beginning of the 7th Century, B.C.
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII appealed to Franklin Roosevelt to spare Rome from bombing.
