The History of WWII Podcast · Ray Harris Jr
Episode 601-Operation Hardgate
February 9, 2026·29 min·2 clips
Lance Corporal Chadwick captures a German officer's briefcase containing all future plans for Sicily, altering the course of Operation Hardgate.
As heard by us
A close look at the push east from Aguirre to Rigabutto, where terrain, timing, and reinforcements shape the fighting.
Operation Hardgate tracks the push east from Aguirre toward Rigabutto, where the road, the ridges, and the German order to hold at all costs turn the advance into a test of timing and endurance.
Why you'd press play
You want one ridge, one road, and one stubborn advance to carry the whole fight.
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