Husky
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Husky was the codename for the World War II Allied amphibious and airborne invasion of Sicily in July 1943, which marked a major step in the campaign to liberate Europe from Axis control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Husky canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
ⓘ
airborne operation ⓘ amphibious assault ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allies
Axis powers ⓘ |
| commander |
Albert Kesselring
ⓘ
Alfred Gause ⓘ Bernard Montgomery ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ George S. Patton ⓘ Harold Alexander ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | July 1943 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-08-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied invasion of mainland Italy
Operation Avalanche ⓘ |
| hasCodename |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Husky
|
| hasPart | Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| involves |
airborne landings
ⓘ
amphibious landings ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs | Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| location | Sicily ⓘ |
| objective |
invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
removal of Axis forces from Sicily ⓘ |
| operationType |
combined operations
ⓘ
joint amphibious-airborne assault ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
|
| plannedBy |
Allied High Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied high command
|
| precededBy |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
|
| result |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation of Sicily
Allied victory ⓘ collapse of Mussolini regime in Italy ⓘ opening of Mediterranean sea lanes to Allied shipping ⓘ |
| startDate | 1943-07-09 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | major step in the campaign to liberate Europe from Axis control ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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