Operation Fustian was an airborne forces operation undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 in the Second World War. The operation...

landings. The first, Operation Ladbroke, carried out by glider infantry of the 1st Airlanding Brigade and the second, Operation Fustian, by the 1st Parachute...

Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Gerald Lathbury, had been dropped in Operation Fustian, an attempt to capture the Primosole Bridge over the river Simeto...

once more came under its command. The brigade's next mission was Operation Fustian, part of the Allied invasion of Sicily. This was also the British...

Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially...

part in operations in Tunisia in late 1942 to May 1943, suffering heavy casualties. The battalion and the brigade took part in Operation Fustian, when the...

battalion who on 10 February 1941 took part in Operation Colossus the first British airborne operation. In September, the battalion was re-designated...

with distinction as an independent brigade in North Africa and in Operation Fustian during the Allied invasion of Sicily, and the 1st Airlanding Brigade...

Division, and fought in the British airborne operations in North Africa, Operation Fustian in Sicily, Operation Slapstick on the Italian mainland and, most...

a British attempt to take the bridge in a surprise attack during Operation Fustian. In the evening of 30 July 1943 the 4th Patrol of the 112th Landing...

artillerymen and ten 6 pounder guns, took off from North Africa in Operation Fustian. The initial target of the British 1st Parachute Brigade, under Brigadier...

Sicily (codenamed 'Operation Husky') the 21st Independent Parachute Company parachuted ahead of the main force during Operation Fustian to capture the Primosole...

Sicily: July–August 1943 Operation Ladbroke Operation Fustian Battle of Troina Allied invasion of Italy: September 1943 Operation Slapstick Dodecanese Campaign:...

(130 trooper) to transport heavy armaments in anticipation of Operation Sea Lion and Operation Barbarossa. Gliders were also used by Germany in Greece in...

Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Two members of...

rejoined the 1st Airborne Division, and took part in Operation Fustian in Sicily, and Operation Slapstick on the Italian mainland. Withdrawn to Britain...

2nd and 3rd Battalions (1st Parachute Brigade) next took part in Operation Fustian. This was an airborne assault to seize and hold the Primosole Bridge...

1945. During their service with Bomber Command, Halifaxes flew 82,773 operations and dropped 224,207 long tons (227,805 t) of bombs, while 1,833 aircraft...

Brigade (Operation Glutton), and finally the Primasole Bridge over the River Simeto was to be taken by 1st Parachute Brigade (Operation Fustian). When the...

lasting until April 1945 Operation Fustian, 1st Parachute Brigade's previous airborne operation during the Invasion of Sicily. Operation Ladbroke, 1st Airlanding...

and saw action in the European theatre in support of Allied airborne operations. Established during the war in 1942, the regiment was disbanded in 1957...

Operation Roast was a military operation undertaken by British Commandos, at Comacchio lagoon in north-east Italy, during the Spring 1945 offensive in...

paratroops and commandos. Operation Fustian was only partially successful and Catania was not taken. Dempsey suggested an amphibious operation but this was rejected...

contact was established with the 51st (Highland) Division at Palazzolo. Operation Fustian was intended to swiftly capture the bridges along the coast of the...

take part in the invasion. The 1st Parachute Brigade was assigned to Operation Fustian with orders to seize and hold the Primosole Bridge over the River...

Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops toward the end of World War II. Involving more than...

Operation Freshman was the codename given to a British airborne operation conducted in November 1942 during World War II. It was the first British airborne...

War, Operation Tombola was a major raid conducted by the 2 Special Air Service, under the command of SAS Major Roy Farran, and Special Operations Executive's...

Operation Achse (German: Fall Achse, lit. 'Case Axis'), originally called Operation Alaric (Unternehmen Alarich), was the codename for the German operation...

briefly in France during January 1940. On 8 June 1940, after the end of Operation Dynamo, he returned to France with the 6th Highland Light Infantry. He...