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Allied invasion of Sicily
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The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which Allied forces invaded the Italian island of Sicily in July 1943 and
Allied leaders in the Sicilian campaign. General Dwight D. Eisenhower meets in North Africa with (foreground, left to right): Air Chief Marshal Sir Ar
Allied leaders in the Sicilian campaign. General Dwight D. Eisenhower meets in North Africa with (foreground, left to right): Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, General Sir Harold Alexander, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, and (top row): Mr. Harold Macmillan, Major General Walter Bedell Smith, an unidentified British officer, and Air Marshal H E P Wigglesworth.
General Alfredo Guzzoni, Supreme Commander of Axis forces in Sicily
General Alfredo Guzzoni, Supreme Commander of Axis forces in Sicily
Aerial view of the island of Pantelleria wreathed in smoke from bursting bombs during the Allied bombardment
Aerial view of the island of Pantelleria wreathed in smoke from bursting bombs during the Allied bombardment
Lascaris War Rooms
Lascaris War Rooms
Operation Mincemeat
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Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of British intelligence obtained the body of Glyndw
Allied invasion of Sicily
…along the Italian Peninsula. To divert some Axis forces to other areas, the Allies engaged in deception operations, the most successful of which was Operation Mincemeat. Operation Husky began on the night of 9/10 July 1943 with a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign that ended…
Rear Admiral John Godfrey, in whose name the Trout memo was circulated
Rear Admiral John Godfrey, in whose name the Trout memo was circulated
Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu on 17 April 1943, transporting the body to Scotland
Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu on 17 April 1943, transporting the body to Scotland
The pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury, who assisted with the operation
The pathologist Sir Bernard Spilsbury, who assisted with the operation
Photograph of the fictitious girlfriend Pam, carried by Martin
Photograph of the fictitious girlfriend Pam, carried by Martin