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Primosole Bridge - Operation Fustian - The Invasion of Sicily

Primosole Bridge - Operation Fustian - The Invasion of Sicily Part of Airborne Week on WW2TV More Airborne Forces content on WW2TV    • Airborne Forces   More content about Sicily and Italy on WW2TV    • Sicily and Italy in WWII   Operation Fustian was undertaken during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943 and was carried out by Brigadier Gerald Lathbury's 1st Parachute Brigade, part of the British 1st Airborne Division. Primosole Bridge, spanning the Simeto River 7 miles south of Catania in Sicily, was surrounded by olive and almond groves and vineyards interspaced with tree-lined fields. It was constructed of steel girders, 400 feet long and eight feet above the river. Four pillboxes had been constructed on the bridge, two at each end. The intention was for the 1st Parachute Brigade, with glider-borne forces in support, to land on both sides of the river. They would then capture the bridge and secure the surrounding area until relieved by the advance of British XIII Corps, which had landed on the south eastern coast three days previously. Because the bridge was the only crossing on the river and would give the British Eighth Army access to the Catania plain, its capture was expected to speed the advance and lead to the defeat of the Axis forces in Sicily. Mark Saliger served in the Parachute Regiment including tours of duty in global theatres of operations such as Iraq, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan where he experienced combat situations on a regular basis. He has experienced first-hand both the planning of operations and then being part of those same operations behind enemy lines and is uniquely qualified to paint a soldier's eye view of the battle. The First Bridge Too Far: The Battle of Primosole Bridge 1943 by Mark Saliger UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/978161... USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/97816362... Catania cemetery - where many of the fallen from this battle are buried    • Catania - Sicily - CWGC Cemetery   You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV