Allied invasion of Italy order of battle

↑ Headquarters at Algiers, Algeria^[1]
↑ Available to Fifth Army
↑ 1st Armored Division was in Morocco being reorganized in the new "light armored division" organization. It began to arrive at Naples on 28 October 1943 and thus was not in the Army Group reserve for the landings in Italy.
↑ Under British X Corps for this operation.
↑ Did not take part in initial landings
↑ Did not take part in initial landings
↑ CO Generalleutnant Paul Conrath was on leave at the time of the Salerno landings.^[10]
↑ Absorbed the initial Allied assault
↑ CO unknown

Citations

↑ Secret Document 161, Location of units in the Royal Air Force, 34th issue, July 1943, Royal Air Force Museum accession number PR02859.
1 2 Molony, p. 234n.
↑ Molony, pp. 117 & 234.
↑ Molony, pp. 242, 244 & 245.
↑ Molony, p. 276n.
1 2 Molony, p. 278n.
↑ Molony, p. 277n.
↑ Molony, p. 337n.
↑ Konstam 2013, p. 25
↑ Konstam 2013, pp. 21-22

Bibliography

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Konstam, Angus (2013). Salerno 1943: The Allies invade southern Italy. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-249-8.
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. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. V: The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944. Uckfield, UK: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-84574-069-6.

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[2] Headquarters at Algiers, Algeria^[1]

[6] Available to Fifth Army

[7] 1st Armored Division was in Morocco being reorganized in the new "light armored division" organization. It began to arrive at Naples on 28 October 1943 and thus was not in the Army Group reserve for the landings in Italy.

[10] Under British X Corps for this operation.

[13] Did not take part in initial landings

[14] Did not take part in initial landings

[17] CO Generalleutnant Paul Conrath was on leave at the time of the Salerno landings.^[10]

[18] Absorbed the initial Allied assault

[19] CO unknown

[Royal_Air_Force_1943-1] Secret Document 161, Location of units in the Royal Air Force, 34th issue, July 1943, Royal Air Force Museum accession number PR02859.

[Molony234-3] 1 2 Molony, p. 234n.

[4] Molony, pp. 117 & 234.

[5] Molony, pp. 242, 244 & 245.

[8] Molony, p. 276n.

[Molony,_p._278n-9] 1 2 Molony, p. 278n.

[11] Molony, p. 277n.

[12] Molony, p. 337n.

[15] Konstam 2013, p. 25

[16] Konstam 2013, pp. 21-22

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Allied invasion of Italy order of battle

Contents

Allied Forces

Operation Baytown – 3 September

British Eighth Army

British XIII Corps

Operation Slapstick – 9 September

British Eighth Army

Operation Avalanche – 9 September

US Fifth Army

British X Corps

US VI Corps

Axis Forces

Army Command South

Armeeoberkommando (AOK) 10

Notes

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