The brigade was transferred Military_operation out of the front in mid-April 1943 and left Departing to rejoin Becoming_a_member the rest of the 1st Airborne Division to train Education_teaching for Operation Military_operation Husky , the Allied invasion Attack of Sicily .

Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse , Sicily , that began on 9 July 1943 as part of Operation Husky , the Allied invasion of Sicily .

The Allied invasion Attack of Sicily , codenamed Operation Military_operation Husky , was a major campaign Military_operation of World War Hostile_encounter II , in which the Allies took Conquering the island of Sicily from the Axis powers ( the Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany ) .

`` Husky '' began Process_start on the night of 9–10 July 1943 , and ended Process_end on 17 August .

Strategically , `` Husky '' achieved Achieve the goals set out Military_operation for it by Allied planners ; the Allies drove Motion Axis air , land and naval forces Motion from the island and the Mediterranean sea lanes were opened Openness for Allied merchant ships for the first time since 1941 .