 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Musi wa 1 Chivabvu 1943, ngarava yeBritish SS Erinpura yakanyudzwa uye yakanyura, zvichikonzera kurasikirwa nevarume 694 kubva kuAAPCs 1919th uye 1927th Makambani; kurasikirwa kwakanyanya kwehupenyu hweyuniti panguva yehondo. Musi wa 12 Chivabvu, maAllies akaderedza nzvimbo dzekupedzisira dzeAxis dzekuramba muNorth Africa uye nguva pfupi yapfuura, AAPC yakatumidzwa zita rekuti African Pioneer Corps APC mukucherechedza basa rayo kuhumambo. Kamwe chisarudzo chekupinda kweAllied yeSicily chakaitwa, APC yakaenda kunzvimbo dzinoshanda mberi muTripoli neMalta. The APC akatora chikamu Sicily kumhara, kupa Anti-ndege chifukidziro nokuda Syracuse uye utsi machira kuti kumahombekombe kumhara. Musi wa 11 Nyamavhuvhu, vashandi vashanu veAPC vakaurayiwa uye makumi maviri nevatanhatu vakakuvara mukuputika kwebhomba pamusasa wavo paLentini. Musi wa 9 Gunyana, Eighth Army yakayambuka ichienda kunyika yeItaly uye mauto eAPC akashanda semakambani anoputa muhondo dzeAnzio, Salerno neMonte Cassino. Makambani eAPC akapindawo mumushandirapamwe weDodecanese. Iwo maAPC aiburitsa zvinhu pachiteshi chengarava cheBari, Brindisi neTaranto, nguva nenguva achibvisa maBritish field artillery units pabasa ravo. 