Allied invasion of Italy order of battle

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Allied Invasion of Italy Order of Battle is a listing of the significant Allied and Axis formations that were involved during the Allied invasion of Italy (the landings at Salerno, Reggio and Taranto) 3 September – 16 September 1943.

Allied Forces

Allied 15th Army Group

Allied 15th Army Group under the command of General Sir Harold Alexander.

Under direct Army Group command

U.S. Fifth Army

(Operation Avalanche at Salerno) U.S. Fifth Army commanded by Lieutenant General Mark Clark.

Army troops
U.S. VI Corps

U.S. VI Corps commanded by Major General Ernest J. Dawley

British X Corps

British X Corps commanded by Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery.

Army Group Reserve available to U.S. Fifth Army

British Eighth Army

British Eighth Army commanded by General Bernard Montgomery

British XIII Corps

(Operation Baytown at Reggio di Calabria) British XIII Corps commanded by Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey

German Forces

Army Command South

Commanded by Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Albert Kesselring

German Tenth Army

Commanded by General (Generaloberst) Heinrich von Vietinghoff

XIV Panzer Corps

Commanded by Major-General (Generalleutnant) Hermann Balck (acting commander).

LXXVI Panzer Corps

Commanded by Lieutenant-General (General der Panzertruppe) Traugott Herr.

  • 1st Parachute Division
    Commanded by Major-General (Generalleutnant) Richard Heidrich
    • 1st Parachute Regiment - (less 3rd Battalion detached to Hermann Göring Division)[10]
    • 3rd Parachute Regiment - (detached to 26th Panzer Division[10] and then to 29th Panzer Grenadier Division[11])
    • 4th Parachute Regiment - (detached to 26th Panzer Division)[10]

Notes

Footnotes
Citations
  1. ^ Secret Document 161, Location of units in the Royal Air Force, 34th issue, July 1943, Royal Air Force Museum accession number PR02859.
  2. ^ Molony, pp. 242, 244 & 245.
  3. ^ a b Molony, p. 278n.
  4. ^ Molony, p. 277n.
  5. ^ Molony, p. 337n.
  6. ^ Molony, p. 276n.
  7. ^ a b Molony, p. 234n.
  8. ^ Molony, pp. 117 & 234.
  9. ^ a b Molony, p. 239.
  10. ^ a b c Molony, p. 243n.
  11. ^ Molony, p. 231n.

References

  • Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "World War II unit histories and officers". Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  • Molony, Brigadier C.J.C.; with Flynn, Captain F.C. (R.N.); Davies, Major-General H.L.; Gleave, Group Captain T.P. (2004) [1st. pub. HMSO:1973]. Butler, Sir James (ed.). The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume V: The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, UK: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-84574-069-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  • "Orders of Battle.com". Retrieved 27 July 2010.
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