wˌɛn ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ mˈɪlətˌɛɹiz dˈʌɹəm lˈaɪt ˈɪnfəntɹi dᵻvˈɪʒən tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə tˈaʊn ðeɪ ɹˈeɪzd ðɛɹ ɹˌɛdʒɪmˈɛntəl flˈæɡ ˌoʊvɚɹ ævˈoʊlə, æz sˈuːn æz ðə lˈoʊkəl pˈiːpəl ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd ðæt ðeɪ wɜː ðɪ ˈælaɪz ænd nˌɑːt mˈoːɹ dʒˈɜːmənz ðə lˈoʊkəl pˈiːpəl wˈɛlkʌmd ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈoʊldʒɚz wɪð ˈoʊpən ˈɑːɹmz.
When the British military's Durham Light Infantry division took over the center of the town they raised their regimental flag over Avola, as soon as the local people recognized that they were the Allies and not more Germans the local people welcomed the British and American soldiers with open arms.