Operation Corkscrew
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Operation Corkscrew was the code name for the Allied invasion of the Italian island of Pantelleria on 11 June 1943, prior to the Allied invasion of Sicily, during the Second World War. General Dwight
Men of the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Division, advancing inland during Operation Corkscrew.
Lampedusa
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Lampedusa is the largest of Italy's Pelagian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
Aerial view of Lampedusa
Northeastern cliffs of Lampedusa
Rabbit Beach in the southern part of the island
View of the town of Lampedusa