History and chronology of Invasion of Sicily in Great Britain

General

World War, 2nd

Biographies

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Algiers
Malta
Messina
Pachino Airfiel
Sicily

Invasion of Sicily History of Great Britain


1942	Leese, Oliver
Sicily Captures the Western beachead in the 8th Army's landind in Sicily
1943	Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
Algiers Wants Eisenhower to follow up the invasion of Sicily with an invasion of Italy
24th Jan Sicily The Casablanca Conference agrees Sicily will be invaded in July & in August
10th July Sicily Allies land on Sicily (Operation Husky): almost 3,000 landing craft, and supply ships involved in landings
1943	Montgomery, Bernard Law
Jan Sicily Orders for the invasion of Sicily are given, operation "Huskey"
23rd April Sicily Withdraws from the battle in Tunisia to make detailed plans for the invasion of Sicily
2nd May Algiers Attends a conference to discuss the invasion of Sicily
16th May Sicily The 8th Army is released from Tunisia to train for the invasion of Sicily
3rd July Malta Arrives in Malta to find the 8th Army preparing for the invasion of Sicily
9th July Pachino Airfiel Pachino Airfield is captured in preparation for the invasion of Sicily
9th July Sicily Planes fly from Tunisia & capture Ponte Grande for the invasion of Sicily
10th July Sicily Lands ashore at the head of the 8th Army
11th July Sicily Trans fers Tactical HQ from Malta to the front at Sicily
17th Aug Messina The 8th Army arrives at Messina 2 hrs after Patton
1943	Ramsay, Bertram
10th July Sicily Commands the naval operations during the 1st day of the Allied landings on Siciliy