Another seaborne landing partially failed to reach its beach.
In addition to seaborne landings, the Allies also employed Airborne forces.
The seaborne and airborne landings linked up within two days, and the brigade became the reserve formation for the operation.
The seaborne landings had to take place when the tide was low enough to expose Rommel's beach obstacles.
That was, a seaborne landing somewhere on the upper east coast.
His battalion was then used as a spearhead in the seaborne landing and capture of Calabar.
This would have been followed by a seaborne landing of two or three divisions protected by the Regia Marina.
Another effort was made using a Turkish Gulet for a seaborne landing, but it never left port.
The largest seaborne landings took place in the south.
In addition to the seaborne landings, there were also airborne landings during the invasion.