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.

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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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