The invasion of Elba, codenamed Operation Brassard, was part of the Italian campaign during the Second World War. The invasion was carried out from 17...

Elba (Italian: isola d'Elba, pronounced [ˈiːzola ˈdelba]; Latin: Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the coastal town...

siege of Porto Ferrajo was a French attempt to force the surrender of the Tuscan fortress town of Porto Ferrajo (now Portoferraio) on the island of Elba following...

in the Campaign for France in 1940, on the Mediterranean islands of Corsica and Elba in 1943 - 1944 and in the campaigns to liberate France in 1944 and...

landings), the Screwdriver operations in Burma, Operation Market-Garden, Invasion of Elba (codename Operation Brassard) and the assault on Walcheren. Early Allied...

also placed in charge of Operation Brassard, the invasion of Elba. This involved landing a force of about 12,000 under Général de brigade Joseph Magnan...

operations for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Following the invasion of Italy and the invasion of Elba, Cockchafer was employed on harbour duties...

island of Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 110 days). This period saw the War of the...

made up of Africans from all the territories of French West Africa. The division saw its first action when it was tasked with the Invasion of Elba from Corsica...

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces...

joined the I Corps of the Army of the Liberation, and served during the liberation of France, receiving a wound during the invasion of Elba in June 1944. Galula...

Lancers of the Guard) ended up exiled in France after the defense of Paris. A volunteers squardon in Elba called Elba Squadron of Polish/Elba Honor Squadron...

French invasion of Russia 500km 300miles 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1    The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign (French:...

Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare...

series of delaying actions and retreated to the Trasimene Line, then the Gothic Line north of the Arno river. In June 1944, the invasion of Elba followed...

distinguished themselves in the apprehending of Elba in June 1944 and the disembarking in Provence on 15 August of the same year. The Division then made way...

province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous harbour of the island of Elba. It is the island's largest city. Because of its terrain, many of its buildings...

subjected to destabilizing change. With Napoleon exiled to the island of Elba, Louis XVIII was restored to the French throne. British troops were partly...

participated in the Invasion of Elba. During Operation Dragoon, he landed on the beaches of Cavalaire-sur-Mer and took part in the Battle of Toulon within the...

Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World...

Colleen O'Shaughnessey, and Jim Carrey reprise their roles, with Idris Elba joining the cast. In the film, Sonic and Tails must find the Master Emerald...

chronological list of the battles involving France in modern history. These lists do not include the battles of the French civil wars (as the Wars of Religion,...

Battles of Napoleon 1000km 620miles Rochefort 18 Waterloo 17 Elba 16 Dizier 15 Leipzig 14 Berezina 13 Borodino 12 Wagram 11 Somosierra 10 Friedland 9...

and believes it may still be intact. Katie joins them, and they enter the Elba Fire Road that leads them to a mine below the safety line. Nina has a compass...

The Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle for January 1944, is a listing of the significant formations involved in the fighting on the Winter Line in...

has media related to Battle of Saipan. United News (1944). Allies Liberate Island of Elba Etc. Universal Newsreel. Invasion of Saipan starts at 5:55. Retrieved...

by James Gunn and stars an ensemble cast including Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian...

defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba. After the disastrous French invasion of Russia of 1812 in which they had been forced to support France...

which ended with the abdication of Napoleon and his exile to Elba. The 1814 Treaty of Fontainebleau gave the Duchies of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla to...

Invasion of Corsica of 1553 occurred when French, Ottoman, and Corsican exile forces combined to capture the island of Corsica from the Republic of Genoa...