Allied invasion of Sicily From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Invasion of Sicily) Invasion of Sicily redirects here. For the Athenian offensive in the Second Peloponnesian War, see Sicilian Expedition. Sicilian Campaign Part of the Italian Campaign of World War II SC180476.jpg The U.S. Liberty ship Robert Rowan explodes after being hit by a German bomber off Gela, Sicily, 11 July 1943 Date 9 July-17 August 1943 Location Sicily, Italy Result Allied victory Belligerents Allies: United Kingdom British Raj British India United States Canada Free France Free French Australia South Africa Union of South Africa Axis: Italy Germany Commanders and leaders United States Dwight D. Eisenhower United Kingdom Harold Alexander United Kingdom Bernard Montgomery United States George S. Patton United Kingdom Arthur Tedder United Kingdom Andrew Cunningham Nazi Germany Albert Kesselring Kingdom of Italy Alfredo Guzzoni Nazi Germany Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin Nazi Germany Hans-Valentin Hube Strength Initial Strength: 160,000 personnel 14,000 vehicles 600 tanks 1,800 guns[1] Peak Strength: 467,000 personnel[2] 230,000 Italian personnel 40,000 - 60,000 German personnel[2][3] 260 tanks 1,400 aircraft[4] Casualties and losses 24,850 casualties (5,837 killed or missing, 15,683 wounded, 3,330 captured)[5] Nazi Germany Germany: ~20,000 casualties[6] Kingdom of Italy Italy: 131,359[7]-147,000 killed, wounded and captured (mainly POWs)[6] [show] v t e Battle of the Mediterranean [show] v t e Italian Campaign [show] v t e Invasion of Sicily [show] v t e Free French military campaigns of World War II The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, was a major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis Powers (Italy and Nazi Germany). It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. It launched the Italian Campaign. Husky began on the night of 9–10 July 1943, and ended on 17 August. Strategically, Husky achieved the goals set out for it by Allied planners. The Allies drove Axis air, land and naval forces from the island; the Mediterraneans sea lanes were opened and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was toppled from power. It opened the way to the Allied invasion of Italy.
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