Day 3

A traffic jam in Troina impedes our progress.

Being a New Yorker, I'm no stranger to traffic jams, but you haven't seen gridlock until you've seen it in Troina!

1943 photos show tanks and other military vehicles barely fitting through the narrow streets of Sicily. These streets are still difficult to navigate. Our guide Tony Cisneros, experienced as he is in navigating these roads, was still a bit rattled in Troina. The local police cleared the roads after some delay and we climbed to the hightest spot in Troina for an incredible vista of the battlelfield.

Mount Etna looms in the distance as we look southeast from Troina. Highway 120, the German route of escape, passes through Troina and runs toward Mount Etna.

Looking south at the ruined church we just visited. In the hills at the center of the picture, the 18th INF fought from right to left to encircle the town to the south.

Looking southwest. A modern wind farm rules the mountain from which the 16 INF assaulted Troina from 3-6 August, 1943. They would eventually occupy the town after the German pull-out.

We now move to an observation point on the west side of town facing Cerami where the 39th Infantry Regiment assembled for their bloody assaults on Troina. Behind Tony and Coach, a marker shows American troops standing on the same spot.

	Being a New Yorker, I'm no stranger to traffic jams, but you haven't seen gridlock until you've seen it in Troina!
	1943 photos show tanks and other military vehicles barely fitting through the narrow streets of Sicily. These streets are still difficult to navigate. Our guide Tony Cisneros, experienced as he is in navigating these roads, was still a bit rattled in Troina. The local police cleared the roads after some delay and we climbed to the hightest spot in Troina for an incredible vista of the battlelfield.
	Mount Etna looms in the distance as we look southeast from Troina. Highway 120, the German route of escape, passes through Troina and runs toward Mount Etna.
	Looking south at the ruined church we just visited. In the hills at the center of the picture, the 18th INF fought from right to left to encircle the town to the south.
	Looking southwest. A modern wind farm rules the mountain from which the 16 INF assaulted Troina from 3-6 August, 1943. They would eventually occupy the town after the German pull-out.
	We now move to an observation point on the west side of town facing Cerami where the 39th Infantry Regiment assembled for their bloody assaults on Troina. Behind Tony and Coach, a marker shows American troops standing on the same spot.