Operation Ladbroke
Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse, Sicily, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. The first Allied mission using large numbers of the aircraft, the operation was carried out from Tunisia by glider infantry of the British 1st Airlanding Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Philip Hicks, with a force of 136 Waco Hadrians and eight Airspeed Horsas. The objective was to establish a large invasion force on the ground near the town of Syracuse, secure the Ponte Grande Bridge and ultimately take control of the city itself with its strategically vital docks, as a prelude to the full-scale invasion of Sicily.
Operation Ladbroke
Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse, Sicily, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. The first Allied mission using large numbers of the aircraft, the operation was carried out from Tunisia by glider infantry of the British 1st Airlanding Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Philip Hicks, with a force of 136 Waco Hadrians and eight Airspeed Horsas. The objective was to establish a large invasion force on the ground near the town of Syracuse, secure the Ponte Grande Bridge and ultimately take control of the city itself with its strategically vital docks, as a prelude to the full-scale invasion of Sicily.
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L'opération Ladbroke est le no ...... côtes méridionales de Sicile.
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Operation Ladbroke was a glide ...... s and capturing gun batteries.
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Операция «Лэдброук» (англ. Ope ...... ту огневых позиций противника.
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313 killed and 174 missing or wounded
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1943-07-10
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L'opération Ladbroke est le no ...... onnement de l'opération Husky.
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Operation Ladbroke was a glide ...... full-scale invasion of Sicily.
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Операция «Лэдброук» (англ. Ope ...... сштабного вторжения в Сицилию.
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Operation Ladbroke
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Operazione Ladbroke
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Opération Ladbroke
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Операция «Лэдброук»
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