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Allied 15Th Army Group, Invasion of Sicily, 10 July 1943 Allied 15th Army Group Invasion of Sicily 10 July 1943 15th Army Group: General sir Harlod Alexander British 8th Army: General Sir B.L.Montgomery XIII Corps: Lt. General Sir M. Dempsey 5th Infantry Division: Major General G.C.Bucknall 13th Infantry Brigade 2nd Cameronians 2nd Wiltshire 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 12th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company 12th Infantry Brigade Special Company 15th Infantry Brigade 1st Green Howards 1st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 17th Infantry Brigade 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Northamptons 6th Seaforth Highlanders 17th Infantry Brigade Special Company 91st Field Artillery Regiment 92nd Field Artillery Regiment 152nd Field Artillery Regiment 5th Reconnaissance Armored Car Regiment 245th Royal Engineer Company 252nd Royal Engineer Company 38th Royal Engineer Company 254th Field Park Company 18th Bridging Platoon 5th Division Signals Division 52nd Anti-Tank Regiment 18th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment 7th Cheshire Machine Gun Battalion 50th Infantry Division: Major General S.C.Kirkman 69th Infantry Brigade 5th East Yorkshire 6th Green Howards 7th Green Howards 69th Infantry Brigade Special Company 151st Infantry Brigade 6th Durham Light Infantry 8th Durham Light Infantry 9th Durham Light Infantry 151st Infantry Brigade Special Company 168th (2nd London) Infantry Brigade 1st London Irish 1st London Scottish 10th Royal Berkshire 74th Field Artillery Regiment 90th Field Artillery Regiment 124th Field Artillery Regiment 25th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment 102nd Northumberland Hussars Anti-Tank Regiment 1 505th Royal Engineer Company 233rd Royal Engineer Company 501st Royal Engineer Company 235th Field Park Company 15th Bridging Platoon 50th Division Signals Division 2nd Cheshire Machine Gun Battalion 1st British Airborne Division: Major General G.F.Hopkinson 1st Paratrooper Brigade 1st Parachute Battalion 2nd Parachute Battalion 3rd Parachute Battalion 1st Parachute Squadron, RE 16th Parachute field Ambulance J Section, 2nd Coy, Airborne Division Signals 2nd Paratrooper Brigade 4th Parachute Battalion 5th (S) Parachute Battalion 6th (RW) Parachute Battalion 300th Anti-Tank Battery 1st Independent Glider Parachute Squadron AAC 2nd Independent Glider Parachute Brigade Group, Provost Section 4th Paratrooper Brigade 10th Parachute Battalion 11th Parachute Battalion 156th Parachute Battalion 1st Airlanding Brigade 1st Airlanding Battalion 2nd Airlanding Battalion Glider Pilot Regiment 9th Royal Engineer Field Company 261st Royal Engineer Field Park Company 1st Royal Engineer Paratroop Squadron 2nd Royal Engineer Paratroop Squadron 4th Royal Engineer Paratroop Squadron 1st Airborne Signals Division 1st Airlanding Light Regiment 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery 1st Airlanding Anti-Aircraft Battery 1st Airlanding Reconnaissance Squadron 21st Independent AAC Paratrooper Company Corps Troops: 4th Armored Brigade BXAA 44th Royal Tank Regiment XXX Corps: Lt. General Sir O.Leese 51st Infantry Division: Major General d. Wimberley 152nd Infantry Brigade 2nd Seaforth Highlanders 5th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 5th Seaforth Highlanders 153rd Infantry Brigade 5th Black Watch 1st Gordon Highlanders 5/7th Gordon Highlanders 154th Infantry Brigade 7th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 1st Black Watch 7th Black Watch 126th Field Artillery Regiment 127th Field Artillery Regiment 128th Field Artillery Regiment 274th Royal Engineer Company 275th Royal Engineer Company 276th Royal Engineer Company 40th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment 61st Anti-Tank Regiment 239th Field Park Company 16th Bridging Platoon 51st Division Signals Division 1st Canadian Infantry Division: Major General G. Simonds 1st Infantry Brigade The Royal Canadian Regiment The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment 48th Highlanders 2nd Infantry Brigade The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry The Seaforth Highlanders 3rd Infantry Brigade Royal 22e Regiment The Carleton and York Regiment The West Nova Scotia Regiment Divisional Troops Three Rivers Regiment1 1st Field Regiment, RCHA 2nd Regiment, RCA 3rd Regiment, RCA 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Gurads (4th Reconnaisance Regiment) 1st Anti-Tank Regiment other miscellaneous units 231st Malta Brigade: Brigadier Roy Urquhart 2nd Devonshire 1st Dorestshire 1st Hampshire Regiment 231st Infantry Brigade Special Company 1/6th Queens Corps Reserve: 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade: Brigadier R.A.Wyman The Ontario Regiment The Calgary Regiment 23rd Armored Brigade: Brigadier G.W.richards 40th Royal Tank Regiment 46th Royal Tank Regiment 1 Attached from the 1st Canadian Armored Regiment. 3 50th Royal Tank Regiment 8th Army Reserve: Number 3 Commando Special Service Brigade: Brigadier R.E.Laycock 40th Royal Marine Commando 41st Royal Marine Commando 2nd Special Air Service Regiment In Reserve: (in Africa) 78th Infantry Division: Major General V.Evenlegh 11th Infantry Brigade 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers 1st East Surrys 5th Northamptonshire 36th Infantry Brigade 6th Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Royal East Kent (Buffs) Regiment 8th Argylle and Sutherland Highlanders 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade 6th Royal Inniskilling 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd London Irish Rifles 17th Field Artillery Regiment 132nd Field Artillery Regiment 138th Field Artillery Regiment 64th Anti-Tank Regiment 49th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment 1st Kensingtons Special Battalion 214th Royal Engineer Company 237thRoyal Engineer Company 256th Royal Engineer Company 281st Field Park Company 21st Bridging Platoon 78th Division Signals Division US 7th Army: Lt.General G.S.Patton, Jr. II Corps: Major General O.N.Bradley 1st Infantry Division: Major General T.Allen 16th Infantry Regiment 18th Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Regiment Divisional Artillery 5th Battalion 7th Battalion 32nd Battalion 33rd Battalion 1st Engineer Combat Battalion 1st Medical Battalion 1st Reconnaissance Troop 1st Quartermaster Company 1st Ordnance Company 1st Signal Company Military Police Platoon Attached: Force X: Colonel Darby 1st Ranger Battalion 4th Ranger Battalion 1/39th Combat Engineer Regiment 67th Armored Regiment (medium tanks)(-) 1/39th Combat Engineer regiment 1/531st Combat Engineer regiment 83rd Chemcial Battalion (3 Cos) 45th Infantry Division: Major General T.H.Middleton 157th Infantry Regiment 179th Infantry Regiment 180th Infantry Regiment Divisional Artillery 158th Field Artillery Battalion 160th Field Artillery Battalion 171st Field Artillery Battalion 189th Field Artillery Battalion 120th Combat Engineer Battalion 120th Medical Battalion 45th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) 45th Quartermaster Company 45th Signal Company 700th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 45th CIC Detachment Military Police Platoon 753rd Medium Tank Battalion 82nd Airborne Division: Major General M.B.ridgway 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 325th Glider Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division: Major General L.K.Truscott, Jr. 7th Infantry Regiment 15th Infantry Regiment 30th Infantry Regiment Divisional Artillery 9th Field Artillery Regiment 10th Field Artillery Regiment 39th Field Artillery Regiment 41st Field Artillery Regiment 10th Engineer Battalion 3rd Chemical (mortar) Battalion 3rd Medical Battalion 3rd Reconnaissance Troop 3rd Quartermaster Company 3rd Signal Company 703rd Ordnance Company Floating Reserve: Combat Commanbd A, 2nd Armored Division 1/,2/66th Armored Regiment 2/,3/41st Armored Regiment Company B, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron 14thArmored Field ARtillery Battalion Attached: 36th Combat Engineer Regiment 3rd Ranger Battalion 5th Armored Field Artillery Group 4th Tambor Goums 77th Field Artillery Regiment 5 2/36th Field Artillery Regiment Battery B, 1st Field Artillery Observation Battalion Survey Platoon, Co B, 66th Engineer Battalion (Topo) HQ & HQ Battery, 105th AA AW Group Naval Shore Fire Control Parties Air Officer, XII Air Support Command Far Shore Control Force Depot, Beach Group + Attached units Near Shore Control & Attached Units 7th Floating Reserve: 2nd Armored Division2: Major General H.J.Gaffey Combat Command B. 67th Armored Regimetn (-) 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron (-) 17th Armored Engineer Battalion 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 92nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion 1/41st Armored Infantry Regiment 18th Infantry Regiment (1st Infantry Division) 18th Infantry Regiment 32nd Field Artillery Battalion 1 Engineer Company 7th Army Non-divisional Units: 504th Engineer Shore Regiment 2 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalions 15th Army Group Floating Reserve: Major General Manton S. Eddy 9th Infantry Division: Major General M.S.Eddy 39th Infantry Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment 60th Infantry Regiment D'Este, C., Bitter Victory, The Battle for Sicily, 1943, 1988, New York, E.P.Duttopn Mitcham, S.,W., & von Stauffenberg, F., The Battle of Sicily, How the Allies Los Their Chance for Total VictoryOrion Books, NY, 1991. Joslen, Lt. Col. H.F., Orders of Battle, Second World War, 1939- 1845, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1960. Copyright GFN 1992 2 Combat Command CCA was attached to the 3rd Infantry Division. .
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