Paddy Mayne and the Raid on Capo Murro di Porco - Sicily 1943

Paddy Mayne and the Raid on Capo Murro di Porco - Sicily 1943 With Gavin Mortimer Part of our Raids and Operations Series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lBNmh1PTPeV8LwpnVIAtjKv&si=p3edZwOhwj36WYFI Also part of our Special Air Service (SAS) in WWII - Rogue Heroes series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCGBqfbIiKkoZcPrkkt0Ie9&si=CS-MUGPHqIInSgMj Also part of Operation Husky (80th Anniversary) on WW2TV https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lBd-_WurUv9Z6o8gOcv8CWw More WW2TV content about Commando Missions and Special Operations by units such as the SAS, SBS, Chindits, Alamo Scouts etc https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCJNu2FVEK3mCZ5HN5ut6A_ At the outset of Operation Husky in 1943, a small force of men under the command of Paddy Mayne carried out a surprise attack on a dangerous coastal artillery battery in what was likely the first battle on Sicilian soil. The Lamba Doria gun battery had been established in the 1930s on Capo Murro di Porco, at the southern tip of the Maddalena Peninsula, which stretches out into the sea directly south of the city Syracuse. Armed with three 152 mm coastal defence guns and three 20 mm light anti-aircraft guns, it guarded the approaches to Syracuse and the Gulf of Noto and formed part of the Piazzaforte Augusta-Siracusa, a fortified zone based around the port cities of Augusta and Syracuse, and one of the most heavily fortified stretches of the Sicilian coast. This crucial mission was assigned to the Special Raiding Squadron (SRS), a new unit which had emerged from the recently reorganised 1st Special Air Service (SAS). Gavin Mortimer is a best-selling writer, historian and TV consultant whose books have been published in Britain and the USA. Gavin is the leading authority on WW2 special forces having interviewed over 100 veterans from the UK, USA, Germany and elsewhere. His histories of the SAS, SBS, the Long Range Desert Group and Merrill's Marauders have been critically acclaimed. https://gavinmortimer.com/ The SAS in 1943: Operations in Sicily and Italy by Gavin Mortimer UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/9781399045223 USA https://bookshop.org/a/21029/9781399045223 Gavin's previous appearances on WW2TV Z Special Unit in Borneo - https://youtube.com/live/GYqmd2wY07I David Stirling SAS - https://youtu.be/kmMwbLQVbdQ You can become a YouTube Member and support us here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUC1nmJGHmiKtlkpA6SJMeA You can become a Patron here https://www.patreon.com/WW2TV Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps! Social Media links - https://twitter.com/WW2TV https://www.facebook.com/WW2TV https://www.instagram.com/ww2tv/ WW2TV Merchandise https://ww2tv.creator-spring.com/ 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 Patreon Brigadiers: Susan Yu, David Keahey and Tom Mullen Become a WW2TV Brigadier and become part of this Hall of Fame https://www.patreon.com/WW2TV Music Exciting Trailer by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100494 Artist: http://incompetech.com/