Allied invasion of Italy order of battle

The Allied invasion of Italy, a phase of the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, took place on 3 September at Reggio di Calabria (Operation Baytown), and on 9 September 1943 at Taranto and Salerno (Operation Slapstick and Operation Avalanche respectively).

Allied naval forces landed American and Commonwealth troops on the beaches of southern Italy where they faced resistance from Axis forces.

Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ), Mediterranean General Dwight D. Eisenhower Ground forces Naval forces Air forces Landings across Strait of Messina General Bernard Law Montgomery Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey

Landings at Taranto General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery Landings at Salerno Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark Army Group Reserve[b] Lieutenant-General Richard L. McCreery Northern landing beaches

Major General Ernest J. Dawley Southern landing beaches Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring[9] Generaloberst Heinrich von Vietinghoff