Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied amphibious and airborne assault on Sicily from July 9 to August 17, 1943, in World War II. Its capture opened the Allied campaign on the Italian mainland.

Operation Husky: The Allied codename for the 1943 invasion of Sicily. It coordinated the landings and ground campaign that made up the invasion.
Casablanca Conference: A January 1943 meeting where Allied leaders set strategic priorities for the war. Its decision to invade Sicily followed the North African campaign.
Harold Alexander: The British general who commanded Allied ground forces in Sicily. He coordinated the armies whose competing routes toward Messina complicated the campaign.
Fall of Mussolini: The removal of Benito Mussolini from power by Italy’s Fascist Grand Council and King Victor Emmanuel III in July 1943. The invasion helped precipitate the collapse of Mussolini’s government.
Operation Ladbroke: The British glider-borne assault on Sicily on the night of July 9–10, 1943. It was one of the airborne operations intended to secure landing approaches.
Operation Torch: The Allied landings in French North Africa in November 1942. Its success made Sicily the next major target in the Mediterranean.
George S. Patton: The American general who commanded the Seventh Army during the invasion of Sicily. His rapid advance captured Palermo and drove toward Messina.
Armistice of Cassibile: The September 1943 armistice in which Italy agreed to cease hostilities against the Allies. The invasion weakened Italy and preceded its withdrawal from the Axis alliance.
Operation Fustian: The British airborne operation to seize the Primosole Bridge in Sicily in July 1943. Its fight for a key bridge shaped the advance toward Catania.
Mediterranean strategy of World War II: The Allied effort to control Mediterranean routes and attack Axis positions in southern Europe and North Africa. Sicily was targeted to secure sea routes and create pressure on Italy.

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