Operation Corkscrew
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Operation Corkscrew was the code name for the Allied invasion of the Italian island of Pantelleria (between Sicily and Tunisia) on 11 June 1943, prior to the Allied invasion of Sicily, during the Second World War.[3] There had been an early plan to occupy the island in late 1940 (Operation Workshop) but it was cancelled when the Luftwaffe arrived in the Mediterranean.[4][5]
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Operation Corkscrew | |||||||||
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Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean & the Allied invasion of Sicily | |||||||||
Men of the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, part of the 3rd Brigade of the British 1st Division, advancing inland during Operation Corkscrew. | |||||||||
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United Kingdom | Italy | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Walter Clutterbuck | Gino Pavesi | ||||||||
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14,000 | 12,000 | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
15 aircraft shot down[1] |
40 killed 150 wounded[2] 11,000 prisoners |
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