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= __** Operation Husky, The Invasion Of Sicily (July 9, 1943) **__ =

Axis involved : Italy and Germany
Commanders for the Allies : 1. Dwight D. Eisenhower 2. Harold Alexander 3. Bernard Montgomery 4. Arthur Tedder 5. George S. Patton

Commanders for the Axis :

1. Albert Kesselring 2. Alfred Guzzoni 3. Fridolin von Senger ﻿ und Etterlin

What was the point of Operation Husky?
The point of Operation Husky was to drive the Axis powers off the island. The allies used amphibious, air, and land forces to achieve their task and on August 17th, they

finally succeeded in taking control of Sicily. After the Allies conquered Sicily, the Axis Italian leader, Benito Mussolini, was removed from the powerand the victory

allowed Allies the room they needed to invade Italy.



__** Extra Information **__ Operation Husky was very contradictory among all the allies. The British forces believed that the only way to strike against the axis is if they were to demoralize the Germans which was near impossible to do. They first thing integrated with operation husky was amphibious tactics. Using any type of water power before that time was practically unheard of unless it was submarines. The allies wanted very badly to tear down the Germans and the British finally said that if the Americans had a plan and they had even the slightest chance of it being successful, Britain along with the other allies would help as much as possible. Operation Husky was considered a training ground for many officers and enlisted men, who in about 11 months, will begin fighting in Normandy. The Allies had 160,000 personnel, 14,000 vehicles, 600 tanks, and 1,800 guns while the Axis had 230,000 Italian personnel, 40,000 German Personnel, 260 tanks, and 1,400 aircrafts. In the end the Allies had about 22,000 casualties, Germany had 10,000 casualties, and Italy had 132,000 casualties (most were P.O.W.'s)


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__** Operation Husky Map (Sicily) **__



This is the map showing mutiple landing zones on Sicily where Operation Husky began.

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__** Pictures **__

Col James M. GAVIN (CO) briefs men of his 505th Parachute Combat Team, prior to the air assault against Sicily

82d Airborne Division troopers preparing their gear

= Individual equipment layout for a Parachutist, as used during summer of 1943, in the MTO =

__** Test Questions **__
1. Who were all the generals of the Allies involved in Operation Husky? 2. Who were all of the nations involved in Operation Husky? 3. How many months did it take after Operation Husky for the Allies to fight in begin fight in Normandy? 4. What forms of attack did the Allies use to take controll of Sicily on August 17th?



By: Jessica vonRentzell & Nathan Nida