Operation Slapstick
| Operation Slapstick | |||||||
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| Del af Invasionen af Italien under 2. verdenskrig | |||||||
 Britiske tropper på vej mod den italienske kyst under Operation Slapstick den 14. september 1943 | |||||||
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 Storbritannien |  Italien | ||||||
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| George F. Hopkinson | |||||||
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Operation Slapstick var en del af de allieredes invasion af Italien under 2. verdenskrig den 9. september 1943.
Operation bestod af landgange fra havet af den britiske 1st Airborne Division ved Taranto, en vigtig flådebase. Da den italienske regering havde overgivet sig den foregående dag og da der kun var få tyske styrker i området, blev tropperne landsat direkte i havnen fra krigsskibe i stedet for at lave et amfibieangreb. Modstanden var lille og byen og havnen blev erobret næsten lige med det samme. Briterne fik kun få tab.
Den amerikanske 5th Army gik også i land ved Salerno den samme dag. Allierede styrker havde allerede besat Italiens "tå" i Operation Baytown.
Se også
Eksterne henvisninger
- Royal Engineers Museum Arkiveret 3. maj 2009 hos Wayback Machine Royal Engineers and Second World War (Italian Campaign)
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Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
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Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1851-1861) and of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946). Use: Civil flag and ensign. In a governmental or a military context, the crowned version (see Crowned version) was always used (as State flag and naval ensign).
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Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1851-1861) and of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946). Use: Civil flag and ensign. In a governmental or a military context, the crowned version (see Crowned version) was always used (as State flag and naval ensign).
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Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg
Forfatter/Opretter: F l a n k e r, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.5
Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1851-1861) and of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946). Use: Civil flag and ensign. In a governmental or a military context, the crowned version (see Crowned version) was always used (as State flag and naval ensign).
Forfatter/Opretter: F l a n k e r, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.5
Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1851-1861) and of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946). Use: Civil flag and ensign. In a governmental or a military context, the crowned version (see Crowned version) was always used (as State flag and naval ensign).
British airborne troops approaching Taranto in a landing craft, during the invasion of Italy, 14 September 1943. A19320.jpg
British airborne troops approaching Taranto in a landing craft, during the invasion of Italy, 14 September 1943.
Taranto, 9 September 1943 (Operation Slapstick): View from a landing craft, loaded with soldiers, as it approaches Taranto harbour, bringing reinforcements for the operation.
British airborne troops approaching Taranto in a landing craft, during the invasion of Italy, 14 September 1943.
Taranto, 9 September 1943 (Operation Slapstick): View from a landing craft, loaded with soldiers, as it approaches Taranto harbour, bringing reinforcements for the operation.