Operation+Husky

=OPERATION HUSKY = Operation Husky is a major WWII Campaign in Sicily, Italy; began on July 9, 1943. The battle began with the allied forces landing on the shores and paratroopers dropping from the air, however some of them were veered off course by strong wind and lost there way to their rallying points, some crashed into the sea and some made it. The bad weather also took a toll on the amphibious assault, the Allies landed at the wrong locations, causing the operation to fall six hours behind; However they maid up for lost time because of the weak defensive positions



There were a few delays in the operation, the first was the Italian counter-attack; But, the Panzer tanks that were supposed to back them up never showed up, so there was little resistance. Yhe Italians came back with ten armored tanks from the armored combat group and "Livorno" infantry pressed the attack nearly reaching the town of Gela. Fortunately, the guns on the destroyer, the USS Shubrick and the crusier, the USS Boise destroyed several tanks, causing the entire Italian division to disperse.