Lamba Doria

August 8 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

Unassuming and Significant. No signposts. Found using a Google satellite. Lamba Doria Battery where the SAS landed in 1943 under Operation Husky. It paved the way for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy and initiated the Italian campaign that ultimately removed Italy from the war. SAS units, led by Paddy Mayne, destroyed coastal defenses near Syracuse to enable the landing of larger Allied forces..Read more