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Operation Husky

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1943Date range
3Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1943

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stJanuary 1943

Algiers · Warfare / World War, 2nd

A planning staff known as Force 141 is established to plan the invasion of Sicily

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stJanuary 1943

Sicily · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Orders for the invasion of Sicily are given, operation "Huskey"

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st23 April 1943

Sicily · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Withdraws from the battle in Tunisia to make detailed plans for the invasion of Sicily

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st2 May 1943

Algiers · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Attends a conference to discuss the invasion of Sicily

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill10 July 1943

Sicily · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Allies land on Sicily (Operation Husky): almost 3,000 landing craft, and supply ships involved in landings

Denis Winston Healey1943

Sicily · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Healey takes part in the Allied invasion of Sicily during Operation Husky.

Names involved

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stDenis Winston HealeyWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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