Short answers, pulled from the story.
Landings began in the early hours of the 10th of July from 2:45 am across twenty-six main beaches along the southern and eastern coasts. Troops landed between Licata where the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division under Major General Lucian Truscott arrived at Torre di Gaffe, and Cassibile in the east with British and Canadian forces.
The Eastern Task Force, also known as Task Force 545, was led by General Sir Bernard Montgomery. It consisted of the British Eighth Army which included the 1st Canadian Infantry Division.
To distract Axis forces, the Allies engaged in several deception operations including Operation Mincemeat. Naval intelligence officer Ewen Montagu and RAF Squadron Leader Charles Cholmondeley conceived this famous campaign to make German intelligence believe an invasion of Greece was planned rather than Sicily.
The U.S. Seventh Army lost 8,781 men including 2,237 killed or missing and 5,946 wounded. This figure represents the total losses for American forces involved in the campaign.
Full-scale withdrawal codenamed Operation Lehrgang began on the 11th of August and continued until the 17th of August. During this period Hube ordered successive withdrawals each night keeping following Allied units at arm's length with mines and demolitions.