At the Malta Conference ( 30 January – 3 February 1945 ) , it was decided to transfer air force and army units from Italy to the Western Front in France and Belgium in Operation Goldflake . In February and March 1945 , the I Canadian Corps was moved from Italy to the French port of Marseilles . Escorts for the troopships were provided by Flank Force ( Admiral Robert Jaujard ) British , French and US ships , with air cover from the Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force ( MACAF )
Malta Conference
Malta Conference (1945)
Battle of the Ligurian Sea