Allied Invasion of Sicily - Constituent Operations

Constituent Operations

  • Operation Barclay/Operation Mincemeat: Deception operations aimed at misleading Axis forces as to the actual date and location of the Allied landings.
  • Operation Chestnut: Advanced air drop by 2 SAS to disrupt communications on 12 July 1943.
  • Operation Corkscrew: Allied invasion of the Italian island Pantelleria on 10 June 1943.
  • Operation Fustian: Airborne landing at Primosole Bridge ahead on 13–14 July 1943.
  • Operation Ladbroke: Glider landing at Syracuse on 9 July 1943.
  • Operation Narcissus: Commando raid on a lighthouse near the main landings on 10 July 1943.

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