1K views · 57 reactions | Operation Mincemeat is one of the most famous deception operations of the Second World War and this oar was used to deposit the body of Glyndwr Michael off the coast of Spain. Our YouTube series on the Italian Campaign is sponsored by Company of Heroes 3. Watch this first episode in full: bit.ly/3OLNdBi | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers. | War Stories