Operation Husky
began July 9, 1943 and ended August 17
The Allied land forces were mainly from the Seventh United States Army, British 8th Army, and Canadian 2nd Army.
The island was defended by the Italian 6th Army under Gen. Alfredo Guzzoni. 6th Army included the XII and XVI Corps, made up of coastal defence units, four front line divisions and miscellaneous units under army command, and the German XIV Panzer Corps. The total Axis force was about 300,000 Italian and 40,000 German troops, with at least 147 tanks and about 220 artillery pieces. The Italians reinforced the garrison with 12,000 reinforcements and 91 tanks.
Both sea and para landings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
Just prior to and in support of Operation Husky:
Operation Narcissus - a raid by forty members of the Special Air Service on a lighthouse on the southeast coast of Sicily. The team landed on 10 July 1943 with the mission of capturing the lighthouse and the surrounding high ground.
Operation Chestnut was a failed British raid by 2 Special Air Service, conducted in support of the Allied invasion of Sicily. Two teams of ten men each, codenamed 'Pink' and 'Brig', parachuted into northern Sicily on the night of 12 July 1943, to disrupt communications, transport and the enemy in general. All radios were broken and much ammunition, explosives and food lost in the jump. One team landed near an inhabited area, alerting the defenders.
Operation Fustian was the British airborne assault to seize and hold the Primasole Bridge over the River Simeto, south of Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, until relieved by ground forces. The British forces were three battalions of the 1 Parachute Brigade and an independent company of pathfinders. It was executed on the night of 13 July-14 July 1943. Despite being scattered on landing the British seized their objective and held it. However under attack from three sides they were forced to withdraw to a smaller perimeter, which they held until the arrival of the 4th Armoured Brigade. The bridge was then captured intact.
Operation Ladbroke was the British glider landing near Syracuse, Sicily on the night of 9 July 1943 as part of the invasion of Sicily. On the night of 9/10 July 1943 a force of 135 Waco gliders, towed by British and US Dakota, Handley Page Halifax and Albemarle tug aircraft, took off from North Africa to take part in Operation Ladbroke – the first Allied attempt at a mass glider landing in World War II. The plan was to place a large invasion force on the ground near the town of Syracuse, secure the Ponte Grande Bridge and then take control of the city itself, including its strategically vital docks, as a prelude to the full-scale invasion of Sicily. Maj-Gen G.F. Hopkinson, GOC 1st Airborne Division and chief architect of the plan, was totally convinced that it would succeed, but his optimism proved unfounded. In practice, the operation went disastrously wrong. Half the gliders ditched into the sea, many lives were lost and only one of the mission’s objectives was accomplished.
Side note: American soldiers killed 74 Italian and two German prisoners of war during two separate massacres at Biscari airfield. Two soldiers were charged for this war crime; one was convicted and sentenced to life in prison (later commuted) and another was acquitted.
Plenty of meat on that one then ...capture the high ground at the lighthouse ....glider landings ....yep plenty o' mileage .
Operation Husky - the race to Messina
Operation Husky - Assault on Sicily
Sicily's 10,000 square miles of rough, highly defensible terrain is cut in a roughly triangular shape. Beginning with low hills in the south and west, the land becomes more mountainous to the north and east, ultimately culminating in the island's most prominent feature, the 10,000foot-high volcano Mount Etna.
Very comprehensive, if dry, account of politics in planning and preparation - http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/ww ... fault.aspx
Sounds good to me...
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
For use now!?
I don't see why not - let's get agreement from all first.
Fine by me , however you want a good pic of Patton and Monty not Ike if you can please .
Eh? Which Patton you mean?
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your getting worse ....
Oooo Im assuming as I can see this thread Im allowed amongst the ranks of general organising? Or did someone leave the door open?
Either way sounds like a cracking idea to me mate. Let me know if I can do anything to help.
No longer involved in airsoft.
Looks like the CIA lads have pipped us at the post with operation Huskey! Not sure why they have chosen a title and game we have on the plate, but there we go blink.gif
Its being run the last weekend of August, check out there forum for more details
We will still be running our version, date TBC biggrin.gif
Quoted from Gunman's forum - did anyone know about his event?
Looks like the CIA lads have pipped us at the post with operation Huskey! Not sure why they have chosen a title and game we have on the plate, but there we go blink.gif
Its being run the last weekend of August, check out there forum for more details
We will still be running our version, date TBC biggrin.gif
Quoted from Gunman's forum - did anyone know about his event?
no ........but as it's in his 2nd Wold War section ....I probably missed it ....is that Wars as happened in Lincolnshire then..?
Illiterate cock
EDIT - looking at his forum is was scheduled for Feb 2nd ........can we have a wanker smiley please dad ?
If Josh announces an Operation Husky game and puts the 'TBC' date in front of ours then we lock him out of our forum and remove all his posts and put up an announcement to explain what's happened. Anyone agree?
This guy is starting to take things too far.
For the third time i suggest we cast him adrift anyway . Do it today and save me a David a wasted weekend .
BTW Diggahs still lurking on here
Hi Ben !
Hee hee. Its all very interesting stuff. Dont worry. Im not one to blab.
Was I not supposed to be on here then?
No longer involved in airsoft.
Hee hee. Its all very interesting stuff.
Dont worry. Im not one to blab.
Was I not supposed to be on here then?
Dunno , are you offering to recce the site and get the game plan together .....how much do you know about Husky ? No Russkis there from memory
ah but I also play yank so its ok
I know a reasonable amount about husky, mostly from the Rangers POV. I can recce site if need be and/or video it
or I can just fade away into the background.
Seriously tho if you think I cant help, I'll bugger off
No longer involved in airsoft.
Ben's a forgiving Christian, it'll all be ok.