Basic Overview
Date: 9 July 1943
Scope: Minor
Nature: Sea, Shore bombardment
Status: Implemented
Scope: Minor
Nature: Sea, Shore bombardment
Status: Implemented
Theater
- Italy
Nations Involved
- UK
- Germany
- Italy
Operation Details
'Arsenal' was a British naval gunfire bombardment of Catania on the east coast of the Italian island of Sicily to draw Axis attention away from the area in which 'Husky' (i) was to be launched on the same day (9 July 1943).
,The operation was undertaken by the light cruisers Aurora and Penelope supported by the destroyers Inglefield and Offa.
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