Operation Husky was the US invasion of Sicily. Yes, I still think that a "Sicily" map is coming.
French State at its biggest Extent before the Invasion of Sicily in WW2 - Alternate Kaiserreich Scenario
[613×799] Unknown Canadian LST offloading a Sherman Tank on the beach during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.
U.S. Army Sgt. Norwood Dorman mimics the pose of a statue on a memorial for Italian soldiers of WWI while taking a brief rest during the Allied invasion of Sicily. 14 August 1943.
Italian soldiers in action during the allied invasion of Sicily [1943]
TIL that operation mincemeat, a successful deception campaign for the allied invasion of sicily in WWII, relied largely on a single corpse that washed up on a beach in Spain carrying false orders. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ope…
Allied Forces come ashore during the invasion of Sicily, July 1943 [1247 x 891]
Sicilian civilians welcome the arrival of American troops during the Allied invasion of Sicily. July, 1943. [1280 x 849]
'The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily': Film Review | Cannes 2019 hollywoodreporter.com/rev…
Slain Italian Soldiers during the WWII Invasion of Sicily, 1943 (colorized) twitter.com/c0ffeecommand…
Churchill gloating to Hitler about the invasion of Sicily following the success of Operation Mincemeat (1943)
Troops from 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment wait to board landing craft at Catania, Sicily, for the invasion of Italy, 2 September 1943
Slain Italian Soldiers during the WWII invasion of Sicily (colorized)
Italian Reinforcements Push back against Allied Troops during Invasion of Sicily, 1943 (colorized)
Benito Mussolini Learns of the successful Allied invasion of Salerno and Sicily, 1943 (Colorized)
Rare photo of an American soldier trying on an Italian helmet after the invasion of Sicily (July 1943, colorized)
TIL That the Indian Navy Participated in the Invasion of Sicily During World War Two youtu.be/oTBjChEERu8?t=29
TIL that during the invasion of Sicily in WWII, U.S Navy ships mistook Allied planes for the enemy and shot down 23 out of 144 U.S. 82nd Airborne Division transports, resulting in 318 causalities. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air…
TIL in 1825, a British geologist went to Sicily and examined the remains of a female saint. He concluded that they weren’t human and likely belonged to a goat. He told the priests, who kicked him out and then placed the bones into a casket to prevent future study. commons.mtholyoke.edu/art…
Smoke rings over mount Etna on the island of Sicily. This smoke ring/halo measures over 150 feet across! gfycat.com/vapidalarmedaf…
Officers of the Italian destroyer Luca Tarigo take a photo with the ship's mascot. Palermo, Sicily, 1941 [1025 x 745]
Sicily's Mafia is trying to rebuild its leadership after years of intense police pressure, reportedly electing a new "godfather" six months ago. This morning he was was arrested along with 45 associates bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro…
‘We have to eat’: Sicily police crack down on looting | Police with batons and guns have moved in to protect supermarkets on the Italian island of Sicily after reports of looting by locals who could no longer afford food. thenews.com.pk/print/6366…
Police with batons and guns have moved in to protect supermarkets on the Italian island of Sicily after reports of looting by locals who could no longer afford food thelocal.it/20200329/we-h…
TIL In 1943, the British took a civilian's corpse, filled his lungs with water, dressed him in a military uniform, gave him fake intelligence letters, and dropped him off the coast of Spain -- all in an elaborate ruse to draw the Germans away from Sicily. It worked. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ope…
Etna erupts in Sicily amid dozens of tremors bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro…
An Italian airman posing next to a Savoia Marchetti S.M.79 "Sparviero" of the 278th Torpedo Bomber Squadron, likely in Sicily or North Africa.
Trapani, Sicily: These are the last rocks of Italy [OC] [2736x2736]
[Contest Submission] The Kingdom of Four and five sixths Sicilies
Medical marijuana is now free of charge in Sicily thelocal.it/20200121/medi…
Ah yes, the King of Sicily, also known as "The 15 Year Old Drunkard"
Strombolian activity from the Sud-East crater of Etna, Catania Sicily
A US soldier scales up the turret on a destroyed Tiger of the 504th Heavy Panzer Battalion in Sicily, 1943
