Husky

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World War II operation airborne operation amphibious assault military operation

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.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II operation → airborne operation → amphibious assault → military operation →
belligerent	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 →
date	July 1943 →
endDate	1943-08-17 →
followedBy	Allied invasion of mainland Italy → Operation Avalanche →
hasCodename	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 →
plannedBy	Allied high command →
precededBy	North African Campaign →
result	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 →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied invasion of Sicily →	operationCodeName