. . . . "The invasion of Elba, codenamed Operation Brassard, was part of the Italian campaign during the Second World War.The invasion was carried out by Free French Forces supported by British and American ships and aircraft. It came as a complete surprise to the German garrison although it had been reinforced for just such a possibility. The defenders resisted for two days before being given permission to withdraw to the mainland."@en . "Free France" . "Nazi Germany" . "French" . "38 dead and nine wounded" . "290 dead" . . "644 wounded" . "252 dead and 635 wounded" . "1944-06-19Z"^^ . "(land casualties only, naval casualties not known)" . "British" . "Allied victory" . "Unknown" . . . . "Invasion of Elba"@en .