Allied Armies Mediterranean Theater of Operations 2 May 1945

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1 Allied Armies Mediterranean Theater of Operations 2 May 1945 upreme Headquarters Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) Field Marshal Sir Harold R.L.G.Alexander 2nd British Parachute Brigade: Brigadier C.H.V.Pritchard 4th Parachute Battalion 5th (S) Parachute Battalion 6th (RW) Parachute Battalion 300th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery 2nd Parachute Squadron, RE 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signals 1st Independent Glider Parachute Squadron, AAC 23rd Independent Parachute Platoon 751st Parachute Brigade Company, RASC 127th Parachute Field Ambulance 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group, REME 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group, Provost Section HQs Land Forces Greece: Lt. General Sir. R.M.Scobie 2nd Greek Infantry Division: Major General Taskatolotos organization unknown 4th Indian Infantry Division: Major General Holworthy 5th Indian Brigade 5th Indian Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon 5th Indian Infantry Brigade Signal Section 5th Indian Infantry Brigade Reconnaissance Unit 1/4 Essex Battalion 1/6th Rajputana Rifles Battalion 1/9th Gurkha Battalion 7th Indian Brigade 7th Indian Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon 7th Indian Infantry Brigade Signal Section 7th Indian Infantry Brigade Reconnaissance Unit 7th Indian Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company 2nd Cameron Highlander Battalion 4/6th Rajputana Battalion 2/7th Gurkha Rifles Battalion Artillery 1st Indian Field Artillery 1st Field Regiment Signal Section 11th Indian Field Artillery 11th Field Regiment Signal Section 31st Indian Field Artillery 31st Field Regiment Signal Section 149th Indian Anti-tank Regiment 149th Anti-Tank Regiment Signal Detachment 57th Indian Light AA Regiment 57th Light AA Regiment Signal Section Other: 5th Machine Gun Battalion Rajputana Rifles Central Indian Horse (Reconnaissance Regiment) 1

2 4th Indian Field Engineer Company 12th Indian Field Engineer Company 21st Indian Field Engineer Company 11th Indian Field Park Company 5th Indian Bridging Platoon 17th, 26th, & 32nd Indian Field Ambulance 18th Motor Ambulance Section, RIASC 15th Indian Field Hygiene Section D (British) Dental Unit 4th Indian Division Troops Transport Company 5th Indian Infantry Brigade Transport Company 7th Indian Infantry Brigade Transport Company 5th Indian Brigade Ordnance Company 7th Indian Brigade Ordnance Company 4th Indian Division Ordnance Field Park 4th Indian Division Cipher Section 4th Indian Division CRA Signal Section 4th Indian Division Provost Company 13th, 17th, & 24th Indian Field Post Office 290th field Security Section 8th Camouflage Training Unit 4th British Infantry Division: Major General Callender 10th Infantry Brigade 2nd Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2nd Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1/6th East Surrey 12th Infantry Brigade 2nd Royal Fusiliers 6th Black Watch 1st Queen's Own Royal West Kent 28th Infantry Brigade 2nd Somerset Light Infantry 2nd King's Regiment 2/4th Hampshire 21st Tank Brigade 48th Royal Tanks 12th Royal Tanks North Irish Horse Other 22nd Field Artillery Regiment 30th Field Artillery Regiment 77th Field Artillery Regiment 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers (MG Battalion 4th Reconnaissance (Armored Car) Regiment 7th Royal Engineer CompanY 59th Royal Engineer CompanY 225th Royal Engineer CompanY 18th Field Park Company 3rd Bridging Platoon 4th Division Signals 13th British Infantry Division: Major General Adair formed in October rd British Armored Brigade: Major General Arkwright 40th Royal Tanks 46th Royal Tanks

3 50th Royal Tanks 11th Kings Royal Rifle Corps 331st Company, Royal Army Service Corps 150th Light Field Ambulance 15th Allied Army Group General Mark W.Clark 5th US Army: Lt. General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr. II Corps: Lt. General G.Keyes Legnano Combat Team 1 68th Italian Infantry Regiment 69th Italian Infantry Regiment 6th South African Armored Division: Major General Poole 11th South African Armored Brigade: Prince Alfred's Guard Pretoria Regiment Special Service Regiment Imperial Light Horse-Kimberly Regiment (Motorized Bn) 12th South African Motorized Infantry Brigade: 1st Royal Natal Carabiniers 1st City - Cape Town Highlanders Witwatersrand Rifles - De la Rey Divisional Troops: Natal Mounted Rifles (Armored Reconnaissance) 1/6th Field (Artillery) Regiment 4/22nd Field (Artillery) Regiment 7/23rd Medium (Artillery) Regiment 1/11th Anti-Tank Regiment 1/12th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment - South African Air Force 8th Engineering Field Squadron 12th Engineering Field Squadron 42nd Engineering Field Squadron, Royal Engineers 622nd Engineering Field Squadron, Royal Engineers 166th (New Foundland) Field Regiment 10th US Mountain Division: Major General Hayes 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 604th Field Artillery Battalion (75mm) 605th Field Artillery Battalion (75mm) 607th Field Artillery Battalion (75mm) 10th Mountain Anti-Tank Battalion 1255th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) Other 10th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized 126th Mountain Engineer Battalion 10th Medical Battalion Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops 1 The Legnano Combat Team was present as of 9 April, but is not shown as present in the principal source document. 3

4 Headquarters Company, 10th Mountain Division Military Police Platoon 710th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 10th Signals Company 85th Infantry Division: Major General J.P.Coulter 337th Infantry Regiment 338th Infantry Regiment 339th Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 330th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 328th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 329th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 910th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) Other 85th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized 310th Engineer Combat Battalion 310th Medical Battalion 85th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 85th Division Military Police Platoon 785th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 85th Quartermaster Battalion 85th Signals Company 88th Infantry Division: Major General P.W.Kendall 349th Infantry Regiment 350th Infantry Regiment 351st Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 339th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 337th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 338th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 913th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) Other 88th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized 313th Engineer Combat Battalion 313th Medical Battalion 88th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 88th Division Military Police Platoon 788th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 88th Quartermaster Battalion 88th Signals Company Independent 473rd Infantry Regiment IV US Corps: Major General Crittenberger 1st Brazilian Infantry Division: Major General J.Mascarenhas Medical Detachment Headquarters Company Maintenance Company Maintenance Company 1st Quartermaster Company 1st Graves Registration Platoon Miliary Police Platoon

5 Replacement Depot Division Headquarters 1/,2/1st Infantry Regiment 1/,2/6th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/11th Infantry Regiment Division Artillery Headquarters Company 1st Artillery Battalion 2nd Artillery Battalion 3rd Artillery Battalion 4th Artillery Battalion Liaison & Observation Squadron 9th Engineer Battalion 1st Medical BAttalion 1st Reconnaissannce Squadron 1st Signal Company 1st US Armored Division: Major General V.E.Pritchard 1st Tank Battalion 4th Tank Battalion 13th Tank Battalion 6th Armored Infantry Battalion 11th Armored Infantry Battalion 14th Armored Infantry Battalion HHB Division Artillery 27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 68th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion 81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized Headquarters Headquarters Company, 1st Armored Division HHC, Combat Command A HHC, Combat Command B Hqs, Reserve Command HHC, Division Trains 47th Medical Battalion, Armored 123rd Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion Military Police Platoon 16th Armored Engineer Battalion 141st Armored Signal Company 501st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment 34th US Infantry Division: Major General C.L.Blates 133rd Infantry Regiment 135th Infantry Regiment 168th Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 185th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 125th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 151st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 175th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) Other 34th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized 109th Engineer Combat Battalion 109th Medical Battalion Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 34th Division 5

6 Military Police Platoon 734th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 34th Quartermaster Battalion 34th Signals Company 92nd US Infantry Division: Major General E.M.Almon 365th Infantry Regiment (Colored) 2 370th Infantry Regiment (Colored) 371st Infantry Regiment (Colored) HHB Division Artillery 599th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)(Colored) 597th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)(Colored) 598th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)(Colored) 600th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)(Colored) Other: 92nd Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (Colored) 317th Engineer Combat Battalion (Colored) 317th Medical Battalion (Colored) Headquarters Special Troops (Colored) Headquarters Company, 92nd Division (Colored) Military Police Platoon (Colored) 792nd Ordnance Light Maintenance Company (Colored) 92nd Quartermaster Battalion (Colored) 92nd Signals Company (Colored) 8th Britisn Army: Lt. General Sir R.L.McCreery 46th British Infantry Division: Major General G.P.Harding 138th Infantry Brigade 6th Lincolnshire 2/4th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th York and Lancaster Regiment 139th Infantry Brigade 2/5th Leicestershire 5th Sherwood Foresters 16th Durham Light Infantry 128th Infantry Brigade 1/4th Hampshire 5th Hampshire 2nd Hampshire Other: 9th Manchester Machine Gun Battalion 70th Field Artillery Regiment 71st Field Artillery Regiment 172nd Field Artillery Regiment 58th Anti-Tank Regiment 46th Reconnaissance (Armored Car) Regiment 270th Royal Engineer Company 271th Royal Engineer Company 272nd Royal Engineer Company 273rd Field Park Company 201st Bridging Platoon 46th Division Signals 2 The phrase "Colored" indicates that this was a division formed of Caucasian officers and enlisted Negros.

7 91st US Infantry Division: Major General W.G.Livesay 361st Infantry Regiment 362nd Infantry Regiment 363rd Infantry Regiment HHB Division Artillery 348th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) 346th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 347th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) 916th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm) Other 91st Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized 316th Engineer Combat Battalion 316th Medical Battalion 91st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 91st Division Military Police Platoon 791st Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 91st Quartermaster Battalion 91st Signals Company 25th British Armored Engineer Brigade: Brigadier E.W.H.Clarke 51st Royal Tanks (detached 5/13/45) "C" Sqn, 51st Royal Tanks "A" Armored Regiment, RE (detached 5/4/45) "B" Armored Regiment, RE (detached 5/4/45) 1st Armored Engineer Regiment 2nd Armored Engineer Regiment "C" Armored Park Sqn, RE 631st Armored Engineer Park Sqn Jewish Infantry Brigade Group: Brigadier J.F.Benjamin 1st Palestine Regiment 2nd Palestine Regiment 3rd Palestine Regiment Jewish Field Regiment, RA 200th Field Regiment, RA 643rd (Palestine) Field Company, RE 179th (Palestine) Field Company, RE 140th Field Ambulance Jewish Infantry Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park Section Jewish Infantry Brigade Group Provost Section Jewish Infantry Brigade Group Postal Unit Friuli Combat Team 3 87th Italian Infantry Regiment 88th Italian Infantry Regiment II Polish Corps: Lt. General E.Bohusz-Szyszko 3rd Carpatian (Polish) Infantry Division: Major General Duch 1st Polish Brigade: 1st Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 3 The Friuli Combat Team was present as of 9 April, but is not shown as present in the principal source document. 7

8 2nd Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 3rd Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 2nd Polish Brigade: 4th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 5th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 6th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 3rd Polish Brigade: 7th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 8th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion 9th Strzelcow Karpackich Infantry Battalion Divisional Troops: 3rd Karpacki Machine Gun Battalion 7th Lubelskich Ulan Regiment (Reconnaissance) 1st Carpathian Artillery Regiment 2nd Carpathian Artillery Regiment 3rd Carpathian Artillery Regiment 3rd Carpathian Anti-tank Regiment 3rd Carpathian Anti-aircraft Regiment 1st Carpathian Engineering Field Company 2nd Carpathian Engineering Field Company 3rd Carpathian Engineering Field Company 3rd Carpathian Field Park Company 3rd Karpacki Signal Battalion 5th Kresowa Infantry Division:Major General N. Sulik 5th Polish Brigade: 10th Wolynski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 11th Wolynski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 12th Wolynski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 5th Polish Brigade: 13th Wilenski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 14th Wilenski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 15th Wilenski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 6th Polish Brigade: 16th Lwoski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 17th Lwoski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion 18th Lwoski Strzelcow Infantry Battalion Divisional Troops: 5th Kresowa Machine Gun Battalion 25th Wielkopolskich Uhlan Regiment (Recon) 4th Kresowa Artillery Regiment 5th Wilna Artillery Regiment 6th Lwow Artillery Regiment 5th Kresowa Anti-tank Regiment 5th Kresowa Anti-aircraft Regiment 4th Kresowa Engineering Field Company 5th Kresowa Engineering Field Company 6th Kresowa Engineering Field Company 5th Kresowa Field Park Company 5th Krewowa Signals Battalion 2nd Polish "Wielkopolska" Armored Brigade: Major General D.Rakowski Headquarters 15th Poznan Ulan Regiment 3rd Slaskich Uhlan Regiment 10th Hussar Regiment

9 14th Tank Replacement Squadron 14th Wielkopolski Sapper Squadron 14th Wielkopolski Signals Squadron 43rd Indian Lorried Infantry Brigade: Brigadier A.R.Barker 2/6th Gurkhas 2/8th Gurkhas 2/10th Gurkhas 6th Gurkha Machine Gun Battalion V British Corps: Lt. General Sir C.F.Keightley 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division: Headquarters 2nd New Zealand Divisional Protective Troop 2nd New Zealand Divisional Defense Platoon 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cipher Section 2nd New Zealand Divisional Field Security Section 5th Infantry Brigade: K Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals 21st Battalion 23rd Battalion 28th (Maori) Battalion 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon 6th Infantry Brigade: L Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals 24th Battalion 25th Battalion 26th Battalion 6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon Artillery: 4th New Zealand Artillery Regiment E Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals 25th, 26th & 46th Field Batteries 5th New Zealand Artillery Regiment F Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals 27th, 28th & 47th Field Batteries 6th New Zealand Artillery Regiment G Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals 29th, 30th & 48th Field Batteries 14th New Zealand Light AA Regiment H Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals 41st, 42nd & 43rd Light AA Batteries 36th Survey Battery 7th New Zealand Anti-Tank Regiment Attached: 6th New Zealand Field Engineer Company 7th New Zealand Field Engineer Company 8th New Zealand Field Engineer Company 5th New Zealand Field Park Company 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavarly Regiment C Section, 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals 1st & 2nd Ammunition Companies 1st Petrol Company 1st Supply Company 4th & 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Company 18th Tank Transporter Company Water Issue Section 9

10 New Zealand Section, Motor Ambulance Convoy 4th, 5th & 6th Field Ambulances 4th Field Hygiene Section 2nd Field Transfunsion Unit 1st field Surgical Unit 2nd & 3rd Anti-Malarial Control Unit 102nd Mobile Veneral Disease Treatment Center 1st Mobile Dental Unit 2nd New Zealand Divisional Ordnance Field Park Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit 2nd New Zealand Divisional Workshops 5th Brigade Workshop Section 6th Brigade Workshop Section 2nd New Zealand Divisional Provost Company 2nd New Zealand Divisional Postal Unit 1st Field Cash Office Reinforcement Transit Unit 8th Indian Division:Major General D. Russell 17th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Royal Fusiliers 1/12 Frontier Force Regiment 1/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles Regiment 19th Indian Infantry Brigade: 1/5th Essex 3/8th Punjab 6/13th Frontier Rifles 20th Indian Infantry Brigade: 5th Royal West Kents 1/5th Mahratta Light Infantry 3/15th Punjab Regiment Divisional Troops: 5/5th Maharatta Light Infantry (Machine Gun Battalion) 3rd Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Field Artillery Regiment 53rd Field Artillery Regiment 4th Maharatta Anti-tank Regiment 26th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment 7th Engineering Field Company 4 66th Engineering Field Company 69th Engineering Field Company 47th Field Park Company (Bengal Sappers & Miners) 8th Indian Division Signals 6th Duke of Connaught's Own (Bengal) Lancers Reconnaissance Regiment 29th, 31st & 33rd Indian Field Ambulance 20th Field Hygiene Section 81st Anti-Malarial Control Unit 8th Indian Division Ordnance Field Park 27th Mobile Bath Unit Detachment Mobile Laundry 8th Indian Divisional Troops Transport Company 4 All the field companies were Bengal Sappers and Miners.

11 17th Indian Brigade Troops Transport Company 19th Indian Brigade Troops Transport Company 21st Indian Brigade Troops Transport Company 17th Indian Brigade Workshop Company 19th Indian Brigade Workshop Company 21st Indian Brigade Workshop Company 8th Indian Division Gun Repair Section 8th Indian Division Recovery Section 8th Indian Division Provost Company 6th British Armored Division: Major General H. Murray 26th Armored Brigade 16/5th Lancers 17/21st Lancers 2nd Lothian and Border Horse 4th Hussars 1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps 61st Lorried Infantry Brigade 2nd Rifle Brigade (motorized) 7th Rifle Brigade (motorized) 10th Rifle Brigade (motorized) 1st Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1st Welch 2nd Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 1st Royal Sussex Other: 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry Armored Car Regiment 12th Royal Horse Artillery Regiment 152nd Field Artillery Regiment 72nd Anti-Tank Regiment 8th Royal Engineer Field Squadron 625th Royal Engineer Field Squadron 144th Field Park Squadron 8th Bridging Troop 6th Armored Division Signals 1st Heavy Special (Infantry) Company 78th British Infantry Division: Major General R.K.Arbuthnot 11th Infantry Brigade 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers 1st East Surreys 5th Northamptonshire 26th Infantry Brigade 2nd Buffs 1st Devonshire 1st Northamptons 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade 2nd London Irish Rifles 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd Royal Inniskillings Other: 17th Field Artillery Regiment 132nd Field Artillery Regiment 138th Field Artillery Regiment 154th Field Artillery Regiment 64th Anti-Tank Regiment 56th Reconnaissance (Armored Car) Regiment 11

12 214th Royal Engineer Company 237th Royal Engineer Company 256th Royal Engineer Company 281st Field Park Company 21st Bridging Platoon 78th Division Signals 1st Kensingtons Machine Gun Battalion 2nd British Armored Brigade: Brigadier J.F.B.Combe Bays 10th Hussars 9th Lancers 7th British Armored Brigade: Brigadier K.C.Cooper 2nd Royal Tanks 6th Royal Tanks th Royal Tanks 9th British Armored Brigade: Brigadier R.B.B.B.Cooke 4th Hussars 7th Hussars 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st British Armored Brigade: Brigadier D. Dawnay 12th Royal Tanks 48th Royal Tanks North Irish Hussars 2nd British Commando Brigade: Brigadier R.J.F.Tod Brigade Signals Troup Light Aide Detachment Type "A" No. 2 Commando No. 9 Commando No. 40 (Royal Marines) Command No. 43 (Royal Marine) Commando Italian Cremona Combat Group: Major General Primiere 21st Italian Infantry Regiment 22nd Italian Infantry Regiment X British Corps: Lt. General J.L.I.Hawkesworth Italian Fruiuli Combat Group: Major General Scatlini 87th Italian Infantry Regiment 88th Italian Infantry Regiment XIII British Corps: Lt. General Sir J. Harding 10th Indian Division: Major General A.B.Blaxland 10th Indian Infantry Brigade: 1/2nd Punjab Regiment 4/10th Baluch Regiment 2/4th Gurkha Rifles 20th Indian Infantry Brigade 8th Manchester Regiment 3/5th Mahratta Light Infantry 2/3rd Gurkha Rifles 25th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st King's Own Royal Regiment 3/1st Punjab Regiment 3/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles Reconnaissance & Machine Gunners: Skinner's Horse (Reconnaissance) Regiment 1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (MG Bn) Artillery:

13 68th Field Artillery Regiment, RA 97th Field Artillery Regiment, RA 154th Medium Artillery Regiment, RA 13th Anti-Tank Regiment, RA 30th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA Other: 5th Field Company, IE 10th Field Company, IE 61st Field Company, IE 41st Field Park Company, IE "A" Indian Bridging Section 10th Indian Divisional Transport Company 10th Indian Brigade Transport Company 20th Indian Brigade Transport Company 25th Indian Brigade Transport Company 10th Indian Brigade Workshop 20th Indian Brigade Workshop 25th Indian Brigade Workshop 10th Indian Division Ordnance Field Park Company 56th British Infantry Division: Major General J.Y.Whitfield 169th (London) Infantry Brigade 2/5th Queens 2/6th Queens 2/7th Queens 24th (Guards) Infantry Brigade 1st Scots Guards 2nd Coldstream Guards 1st Buffs Other 64th Field Artillery Regiment 113rd Field Artillery Regiment 65th Field Artillery Regiment 67th Anti-Tank Regiment 6th Cheshire Machine Gun Battalion 44th Reconnaissance (Armored Car) Regiment 220th Royal Engineer Company 501st Royal Engineer Company 221st Royal Engineer Company 563rd Field Park Company 56th Division Signals Italian Folgore Combat Group: Major General Morigi Nembo Italian Infantry Regiment San Marco Italian Infantry Regiment HQs Mediterranean Alied Air Force (MAAF): Lt. General. J.K.Cannon No. 205 RAF Bomber Group G/C. J.H.T.Simpson No. 216 RAF Transport Group A/C. W.W.Straight HQs Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force: Major General B.W.Childlaw 51st US Troop Carrier Wing 57th US Bombardment Wing 12th US Air Force: Major General B.W.Childlaw XXII US Tactical Air Command: Brigadier General T.C.Darcy British Desert Air Force: Air Vice Marshal R.M.Foster 13

14 No. 3 SAAF Bomber Wing No. 7 SAAF Fighter/Bomber Wing No. 8 SAAF Fighter/Bomber Wing 79th US Figher Group: Colonel G.E.Pinkston No. 239 RAF Fighter/Bomber Wing No. 244 RAF Fighter Wing No. 285 RAF Fighter/Bomber Wing No. 324 RAF Fighter Wing No. 232 RAF Bomber Wing No. 253 RAF Bomber Wing British Balkan Air Force: Air Vice-Marshal W.E.Elliot No. 254 RAF Bomber Wing No. 281 RAF Fighter Wing No. 283 RAF Fighter No. 334 RAF Special Operations Wing HQs Land Forces Adriatic: Brigadier H.L.Davies British Adriatic Brigade: Brigadier J.P.O'Brien-Twohig Air HQs Greece: A/C G.W.Tuttle No. 337 RAF Fighter Wing HQs Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force: Air Marshal Sir H.P.Loyd No. 286 RAF Fighter Wing No. 287 RAF Fighter Wing No. 323 RAF Fighter Wing No. 335 RAF ASR Wing No. 338 RAF Fighter Wing No. 340 RAF Fighter Wing Air HQs Malta: No. 210 RAF Fighter Group HQs RAF Middle East: Air Vice-Marshal Sir C. Medhurst Air HQs EAstern Mediterranean: No. 212 RAF Fighter Group Air HQs Persia and Iraq: Mascarenhas de Moraes, Marshal J.B., The Brazilian Expeditionary Force, Rosignoli, G., The Allied Forces in Italy, , David Charles Military Books Stanton, S.L., Order of Battle, U.S.Army, World War II, Presidio Press, Novato, CA, Joslen, Lt. Col. H.F., Orders of Battle, Second World War, , Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Dharm, P., The Campaign in Italy , 1960, Combined Inter-Service Historical Section. Copyright GFN 1993