Husky

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Husky was the codename for the World War II Allied amphibious and airborne invasion of Sicily in July 1943, which marked a major step in the campaign to liberate Europe from Axis control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation
airborne operation
amphibious assault
military operation
belligerent Allies
Axis powers
commander Albert Kesselring
Alfred Gause
Bernard Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton
Harold Alexander
conflict World War II
countryInvolved Canada
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
United States
date July 1943
endDate 1943-08-17
followedBy Allied invasion of mainland Italy
Operation Avalanche
hasCodename Operation Husky
hasPart Allied invasion of Sicily
involves airborne landings
amphibious landings
naval bombardment
strategic bombing
isAlsoKnownAs Allied invasion of Sicily
location Sicily
objective invasion of Sicily
removal of Axis forces from Sicily
operationType combined operations
joint amphibious-airborne assault
partOf Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign
plannedBy Allied high command
linked to: Allied High Command
precededBy North African Campaign
result Allied occupation of Sicily
Allied victory
collapse of Mussolini regime in Italy
opening of Mediterranean sea lanes to Allied shipping
startDate 1943-07-09
strategicSignificance major step in the campaign to liberate Europe from Axis control
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations
year 1943

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