Editing Operation Corkscrew (section)

==Aftermath==
The Italian gun positions were reduced to 47 per cent effectiveness by the intense ten-day air bombardment.  Out of 112 guns bombed, 2 had suffered from direct hits, 17 were near misses and 34 were damaged by debris and splinters (10 beyond repair).  All control communications were destroyed, along with many gun emplacements and ammunition stores.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Edith |date=1943-06-01 |title=The Reduction of Pantelleria and Adjacent Islands, 8 May – 14 June 1943 |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA637638.pdf |access-date=22 March 2023 |website=Defense Technical Information Center}}</ref>

The nearby islands of [[Lampedusa]] and [[Linosa]] quickly fell in the next few days.  The operation cleared the way for the [[Allied invasion of Sicily]] a month later.