The deceptive Operation Mincemeat had already tricked Hitler into moving thousands of troops from Sicily to Corsica and Sardinia to face a non-existent threat.
If Citadel was disastrous for the Nazis, Operation Husky was worse. The deceptive Operation Mincemeat had already tricked Hitler into moving thousands of troops from Sicily to Corsica and Sardinia to face a non-existent threat. The real trouble would begin in Sicily, which the Allies were determined to win back and thereby force the Nazis to retreat deeper into Europe.