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Allied Invasion of Sicily: Operation Husky Order of Battle, Calogero Vizzini, Operation Mincemeat, Operation Ladbroke, Biscari Massacre

Allied Invasion of Sicily: Operation Husky Order of Battle, Calogero Vizzini, Operation Mincemeat, Operation Ladbroke, Biscari Massacre


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Operation Husky order of battle, Calogero Vizzini, Operation Mincemeat, Operation Ladbroke, Biscari massacre, Operation Fustian, Operation Corkscrew, Canicatti massacre, Once There Was a War, Operation Chestnut, Operation Barclay, Operation Narcissus. Excerpt: The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. It launched the Italian Campaign. Husky began on the night of 9-10 July 1943, and ended 17 August. Strategically, Husky achieved the goals set out for it by Allied planners. The Allies drove Axis air, land and naval forces from the island; the Mediterranean's sea lanes were opened and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was toppled from power. It opened the way to the Allied invasion of Italy. The plan for Operation Husky called for the amphibious assault of the island by two armies, one landing on the south eastern and one on the central southern coast. The amphibious assaults were to be supported by naval gunfire, and tactical bombing, interdiction and close air support by the combined air forces. As such, the operation required a complex command structure, incorporating land, naval and air forces. The overall commander was the American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces North Africa 'largely an executive role. The British General Sir Harold Alexander acted as his second in command and as the Land Forces / Army Group commander. The American Major General Walter Bedell Smith was appointed as Chief of Staff. The overall Naval Force Commander was the British Admiral Andrew Cunningham. Allied leaders in the Sicilian campaign. General Eisenhower meets in North Africa with (fore...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155865805
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 40
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 91 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155865804
  • Publisher Date: 05 Jul 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Operation Husky Order of Battle, Calogero Vizzini, Operation Mincemeat, Operation Ladbroke, Biscari Massacre
  • Width: 189 mm


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