 Promoted to the rank of brigadier , after the German surrender in North Africa , Wheeler was sent to Algiers where he was part of the staff committee planning the invasion of Italy . There , he learned that the India Office had requested that the army relieve him of his duties to permit him to be appointed Director General of Archaeology in India . Although he had never been to the country , he agreed that he would take the job on the condition that he be permitted to take part in the invasion of Italy first . As intended , Wheeler and his 12th Anti @-@ Aircraft Brigade then took part in the invasion of Sicily and then mainland Italy , where they were ordered to use their anti @-@ aircraft guns to protect the British 10th Corps . As the Allies advanced north through Italy , Wheeler spent time in Naples and then Capri , where he met various aristocrats who had anti @-@ fascist sympathies . 
 Promoted to the rank of brigadier , after the German surrender in North Africa , Wheeler was sent to Algiers where he was part of the staff committee planning the invasion of Italy . There , he learned that the India Office <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> requested that the army relieve him of his duties to permit him to be appointed Director General of Archaeology in India . Although he had <a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>never</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>been</mark></a> to <a href='None' title='4'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='5'><mark>country</mark></a> , he agreed that he would take the job on the condition that he be permitted to take part in the invasion of Italy first . As intended , Wheeler and his 12th Anti @-@ Aircraft Brigade then took part in the invasion of Sicily and then mainland Italy , where they <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> ordered to use their anti @-@ aircraft guns to protect the British 10th Corps . As the Allies advanced north through Italy , Wheeler spent time in Naples and then Capri , where he met various aristocrats <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>who</mark></a>had anti @-@ fascist sympathies . 
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