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 to 19 June 1944 by Free French Forces supported by British and American ships and aircraft. According to the testimony of captured Germans, Allied activity had been observed on Corsica, thus the defenders were aware of the impending invasion 24 hours in advance. They resisted for two days before being given permission to withdraw to the mainland.
The invasionofElba, 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...
landings), the Screwdriver operations in Burma, Operation Market-Garden, InvasionofElba (codename Operation Brassard) and the assault on Walcheren. Early Allied...
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 ofElba following...
also placed in charge of Operation Brassard, the invasionofElba. This involved landing a force of about 12,000 under Général de brigade Joseph Magnan...
The Allied invasionof Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces...
French invasionof Russia 500km 300miles 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The French invasionof Russia, also known as the Russian campaign (French:...
island ofElba 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 InvasionofElba from Corsica...
joined the I Corps of the Army of the Liberation, and served during the liberation of France, receiving a wound during the invasionofElba in June 1944. Galula...
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...
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,...
distinguished themselves in the apprehending ofElba in June 1944 and the disembarking in Provence on 15 August of the same year. The Division then made way...
Allied invasionof Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World...
province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous harbour of the island ofElba. It is the island's largest city. Because of its terrain, many of its buildings...
series of delaying actions and retreated to the Trasimene Line, then the Gothic Line north of the Arno river. In June 1944, the invasionofElba followed...
subjected to destabilizing change. With Napoleon exiled to the island ofElba, Louis XVIII was restored to the French throne. British troops were partly...
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 January...
A detachment sent to Corsica flew Naval Arty.R shoots as part of the invasionofElba. During July, Fleet Air Arm pilots were attached to the squadron...
has media related to Battle of Saipan. United News (1944). Allies Liberate Island ofElba Etc. Universal Newsreel. Invasionof Saipan starts at 5:55. Retrieved...
The Battle of San Marino was an engagement on 17–20 September 1944 during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War, in which German Army forces occupied...
defeated France and drove Napoleon into exile on Elba. After the disastrous French invasionof Russia of 1812 in which they had been forced to support France...
rapidly after the disastrous invasionof Russia in 1812. Napoleon was defeated in 1814 and exiled to the island ofElba, before returning to France. He...