▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁Operation ▁V ul can , ▁the ▁final ▁advance ▁on ▁Tun is , ▁and ▁while ▁l ia ising ▁with ▁them ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁L t - Col ▁C rum ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁officers ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁German ▁troops . ▁They ▁were ▁released ▁when ▁Tun is ▁fell ▁the ▁following ▁day ; ▁L t - Col ▁C rum ▁had ▁been ▁wounded , ▁but ▁soon ▁returned ▁to ▁duty . ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁Regiment ▁claimed ▁ 1 1 ▁' k ills ' ▁during ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Hus ky ▁Even ▁before ▁the ▁final ▁surrender ▁of ▁A xis ▁forces ▁in ▁Tun is ia , ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁via ▁Sou k - el - K hem is ▁to ▁B oug ie , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May . ▁It ▁immediately ▁began ▁training ▁with ▁ 6 2 ▁AA ▁B de ▁for ▁the ▁forth coming ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sic ily ▁( Operation ▁Hus ky ). ▁For ▁the ▁land ings ▁on ▁Sic ily , ▁eight ▁composite ▁beach ▁groups ▁were ▁formed ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁landing ▁points ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁possible ▁after ▁Zero ▁H our . ▁ 1 9 4 ▁H AA ▁B atter y ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁Beach ▁Group ▁and ▁R H Q ▁and ▁ 2 5 2 ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁Beach ▁Group . ▁While ▁they ▁were ▁training , ▁ 2 5 0 ▁H AA ▁B ty ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁defend