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Operation HUSKY Essay

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During World War II, during the period of 9 July 1943 through 17 August 1943, the United States and their Allies embarked on the largest combined combat operation to date with the Sicilian Campaign or “Operation HUSKY”. The magnitude of this operation spanned approximately 2600 vessels and over a half a million Allied Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen. Even with the end result of the Axis losing a portion of their homeland and an Allied victory, the Allied senior leadership encountered many obstacles that impeded or impaired some of their preparation efforts for this mission. As a result, analysis reveals that there are many lessons learned about Command and Control and Joint Operations that are relevant today; which can be applied in today’s complex …show more content…

Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill) had different strategic objections or directions they desired to take. The U.S. (mainly the American strategists such as General Marshall) wanted “to launch a cross-Channel attack into northern France” and any resources put into an operation in Sicily pulled resources from this effort. Great Britain on the other hand was adamant about an attack on Sicily because it would attack Hitler at a weak point in the Axis held areas in Europe. The ultimate decision to conduct Operation HUSKY was one of compromise and this sets the tone for the Combined Chiefs of Staff choosing General Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme Allied commander for this …show more content…

Sustainment is the logistical support and personnel services needed to conduct operations for a prolonged period and accomplish the mission. Seeing that this operation was the largest amphibious operation of WWII “based size of the landing zone and the number of divisions put ashore on the first day of the invasion” the sustainment plan was a major planning consideration. To illustrate the magnitude of the logistical support accomplished, in the initial 3 days of the operation the “U.S. Army and Navy moved 66,285 personnel, 17,766 deadweight tons of cargo, and 7,396 vehicles” onto shore in the designated landing

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