Operation Fustian
Operation Fustian was an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 in the Second World War. The operation was carried out by Brigadier Gerald Lathbury's 1st Parachute Brigade, part of the British 1st Airborne Division. Their objective was the Primosole Bridge across the Simeto River. The intention was for the brigade, with glider-borne forces in support, to land on both sides of the river. They would then capture the bridge and secure the surrounding area until relieved by the advance of British XIII Corps, which had landed on the south eastern coast three days previously. Because the bridge was the only crossing on the river and would give the British Eighth Army access to the Catania plain, its capture was expected to speed the advance and lea
Wikipage redirect
10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment127th (Parachute) Field Ambulance16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance1943 in aviation1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)1st Airlanding Brigade (United Kingdom)1st Airlanding Light Regiment1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment1st Middlesex Engineers1st Newcastle Engineers1st Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment2nd Kent Artillery Volunteers3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment3rd Middlesex Artillery Volunteers4th Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)50 (Northumbrian) Signal Regiment51st Troop Carrier Wing6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion6th County of London Brigade, Royal Field ArtilleryAirborne forcesAllied invasion of SicilyAmphibious warfareBattle honours of the British and Imperial ArmiesDurham Light InfantryGerald LathburyGlider Pilot RegimentHull RiflesIndex of World War II articles (O)Jock PearsonJohn Frost (British Army officer)List of World War II British airborne battalionsList of World War II battlesList of naval and land-based operations in Mediterranean Sea area during World War IIMiles DempseyNo. 38 Group RAF
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
Operation Fustian
Operation Fustian was an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 in the Second World War. The operation was carried out by Brigadier Gerald Lathbury's 1st Parachute Brigade, part of the British 1st Airborne Division. Their objective was the Primosole Bridge across the Simeto River. The intention was for the brigade, with glider-borne forces in support, to land on both sides of the river. They would then capture the bridge and secure the surrounding area until relieved by the advance of British XIII Corps, which had landed on the south eastern coast three days previously. Because the bridge was the only crossing on the river and would give the British Eighth Army access to the Catania plain, its capture was expected to speed the advance and lea
has abstract
Durant la II Guerra Mundial, l ...... l pont va capturar-se intacte.
@ca
La battaglia del Simeto (Opera ...... sse e quelle del British Army.
@it
L’opération Fustian est le nom ...... est considérée comme un échec.
@fr
Operacja Fustian – operacja br ...... ych przy kolejnych operacjach.
@pl
Operation Fustian var ett brit ...... britterna återta bron intakt.
@sv
Operation Fustian was an airbo ...... in Allied airborne operations.
@en
عملية فوستيان هي عملية لقوات ا ...... نها لاحقًا في عمليات المجوقلة.
@ar
ファスティアン作戦(ふぁすてぃあんさくせん、英語: Oper ...... 作戦から得られた戦訓はその後の連合軍の空挺作戦に活かされた。
@ja
퍼스티언 작전(Operation Fustian)은 19 ...... 했지만 추축국 군대가 반격에 나서면서 실패하고 만다.
@ko
causalties
141 deadref|The troop casualti ...... losses are not known.|group=nb
168 missing or wounded
1Albemarle
5Waco gliders
combatant
date
1943-07-16
is part of military conflict
result
* Bridge captured with advancing 8th Army
* Initial operational failure
British victory
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,023,741,061
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
caption
Primosole Bridge after capture, with damaged pill box on the right.
@en
casualties
combatant
Italy
@en
commander
Carlo Gotti
@en
Gerald Lathbury
@en
Richard Heidrich
@en
Sidney C. Kirkman
@en
conflict
Operation Fustian
@en
date
partof
the Allied invasion of Sicily
@en
place
Primosole Bridge, Catania
@en
result
British victory
* Initial operational failure
* Bridge captured with advancing 8th Army
@en
units
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
hypernym
point
37.399519444444444 15.065002777777778
comment
Durant la II Guerra Mundial, l ...... la invasió aliada de Sicília.
@ca
La battaglia del Simeto (Opera ...... sse e quelle del British Army.
@it
L’opération Fustian est le nom ...... est considérée comme un échec.
@fr
Operacja Fustian – operacja br ...... pokonania sił Osi na Sycylii.
@pl
Operation Fustian var ett brit ...... britterna återta bron intakt.
@sv
Operation Fustian was an airbo ...... d to speed the advance and lea
@en
عملية فوستيان هي عملية لقوات ا ...... اجدة في صقلية في نهاية المطاف.
@ar
ファスティアン作戦(ふぁすてぃあんさくせん、英語: Oper ...... 作戦から得られた戦訓はその後の連合軍の空挺作戦に活かされた。
@ja
퍼스티언 작전(Operation Fustian)은 19 ...... 했지만 추축국 군대가 반격에 나서면서 실패하고 만다.
@ko
label
Battaglia del Simeto
@it
Operació Grandiloqüència
@ca
Operacja Fustian
@pl
Operation Fustian
@en
Operation Fustian
@sv
Opération Fustian
@fr
Операція «Фастіан»
@uk
عملية فوستيان
@ar
ファスティアン作戦
@ja
퍼스티언 작전
@ko
sameAs
lat
3.7399519444444449e+1
long
1.5065002777777778e+1
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Operation Fustian
@en