Ditched Sherman tanks and Bren carriers being recovered near Primosole Bridge, Sicily, 1943 (b/w photo)

Ditched Sherman tanks and Bren carriers being recovered near Primosole Bridge, Sicily, 1943. Photograph by Major Wilfred Herbert James Sale, 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), World War Two, Sicily, 1943. In July 1943, during Operation FUSTIAN, Allied airborne troops attempted to capture the Primosole Bridge over the Simeto RIver. Tanks of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) were involved in the supporting ground attack. The war diary of the Sharpshooters records heavy fighting around the bridge and the sustaining of a number of casualties. From a photograph album containing 241 photographs compiled by Major Sale, MC, 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), 1943-1944.