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Furore is a town in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy on the Amalfi Coast overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Salerno.

On This Day in History - September 16, 1943

September 16, 1943 #OTD World War II: Salerno mutiny The Salerno Mutiny occurred when 700 soldiers of the British Army's X Corps refused postings to new units fighting in the Italian Campaign at Salerno. The majority reconsidered after British Lieutenant General Richard McCreery (Pictured) talked... read more

On This Day in History - September 13, 1943

September 13, 1943 #OTD World War II: The British light cruiser HMS Uganda (Pictured) was struck by a Fritz X glide bomb off Salerno, Sicily and severely damaged. She would undergo heavy repairs and return to service in October 1944 with the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Quebec. The Fritz X passed... read more