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Operation Husky order of battle
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Operation Husky Order of Battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 – August 17, 1943.
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Under the command of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander.
Commanded by Lieutenant General George Smith Patton.
- 1st Ranger Battalion
- 3d Ranger Battalion
- 4th Ranger Battalion
- 70th Tank Battalion
- 753d Tank Battalion
- 756th Tank Battalion
- 39th Engineer Regiment
- 540th Engineer Shore Regiment
- 5th Armored Artillery Group
- 58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 62d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 17th Artillery Regiment
- 36th Artillery Regiment
- 77th Artillery Regiment
- 178th Artillery Regiment
- French 4 Tabor of Goums Battalion
Commanded by Lieutenant General Omar Nelson Bradley.
- U.S. 1st Infantry Division
Initially commanded by Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen. He was succeeded by Major General Clarence R. Huebner on August 7.- 16th Infantry Regiment
- 18th Infantry Regiment
- 26th Infantry Regiment
- 5th Field Artillery Battalion
- 7th Field Artillery Battalion
- 32d Field Artillery Battalion
- 33d Field Artillery Battalion
- 1st Engineer Combat Battalion
- 1st Reconnaissance Troop
- U.S. 9th Infantry Division
Commanded by Major General Manton Sprague Eddy.- 39th Infantry Regiment
- 47th Infantry Regiment
- 60th Infantry Regiment
- 26th Field Artillery Battalion
- 34th Field Artillery Battalion
- 60th Field Artillery Battalion
- 84th Field Artillery Battalion
- 15th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 42d Anti-Aircraft Battalion
- 9th Reconnaissance Troop
- 45th Infantry Division
Commanded by Major General Troy Houston Middleton.- 157th Infantry Regiment
- 179th Infantry Regiment
- 180th Infantry Regiment
- 158th Field Artillery Battalion
- 160th Field Artillery Battalion
- 171st Field Artillery Battalion
- 189th Field Artillery Battalion
- 120th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 45th Reconnaissance Troop
Commanded by Major General Geoffrey Keyes.
- U.S. 2d Armored Division
Commanded by Major-General Hugh J. Gaffey. The Divisional formations were placed under the Combat Commands as needed.- Combat Command A
- Combat Command B
- 41st Armored Infantry Regiment
- 66th Armored Regiment
- 67th Armored Regiment
- 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 92d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 17th Armored Engineer Battalion
- 82d Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
- U.S. 3d Infantry Division
Commanded by Major-General Lucian King Truscott, Jr.- 7th Infantry Regiment
- 15th Infantry Regiment
- 30th Infantry Regiment
- 9th Field Artillery Battalion
- 10th Field Artillery Battalion
- 39th Field Artillery Battalion
- 41st Field Artillery Battalion
- 10th Engineer Combat Battalion
- U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
Commanded by Major-General Matthew Bunker Ridgway. The 509th Parachute Battalion was held in reserve and never saw action.- 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
- 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
- 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
- 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
- 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Under the command of General Bernard Law Montgomery. The British 46th Infantry Division formed a floating reserve, but did not participate in the Sicily campaign.
Army Troops
- British Number 2 Special Air Service Paratroop Battalion
- British Number 3 Commando Battalion
- British Number 40 Royal Marine Commando Battalion
- British Number 41 Royal Marine Commando Battalion
- 3 companies 2nd/7th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- 2nd/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
- 2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
- 1st Battalion, The Welch Regiment
- 7th Battalion, Royal Marines
Commanded by Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey.
- 105th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 6th Army Group Royal Artillery
- 24th Armored Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 98th Armored Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 111th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 66th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 75th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 80th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- British 5th Infantry Division
Commanded by Major-General Horatio Pettus Mackintosh Berney-Ficklin (later replaced by Gerard Bucknall).- 13th Infantry Brigade
- 15th Infantry Brigade
- 17th Infantry Brigade
- 91st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 92nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 156th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 52nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 18th Light Antiaircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment
- British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Commanded by Major-General Sidney Chevalier Kirkman.- 69th Infantry Brigade
- 151st Infantry Brigade
- 168th Infantry Brigade
- 74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 90th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 124th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 2nd Battalion The Cheshire Regiment (MG)
- British 78th Infantry Division
Commanded by Major-General Vyvyan Evelegh.- 11th Infantry Brigade
- 36th Infantry Brigade
- 38th Infantry Brigade
- 17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 132nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 138th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 64th Anti-Tank Regiment, 142nd Field Regiment, RA
- 49th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 1st Battalion, Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's)
- British 1st Airborne Division
Commanded by Major-General George F. Hopkinson. Did not participate as a division.- British 1st Airlanding Brigade
- British 1st Parachute Brigade
- 1st Airlanding Light Regiment, Royal Artillery
- British 4th Armoured Brigade
- 3rd County of London Yeomanry (The Sharpshooters)
- 44th Royal Tank Regiment
- A Squadron, 1st (Royal) Dragoons
Commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese.
- 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 5th Army Group Royal Artillery
- 57th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 58th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 78th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 64th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 70th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 11th (Honourable Artillery Company) Royal Horse Artillery
- 142nd Armoured Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 1st Canadian Infantry Division
Commanded by Major-General Guy Granville Simonds.- 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade
- 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade
- Royal 22e Régiment
- Carleton and York Regiment
- West Nova Scotia Regiment
- 1st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 1st Battalion, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun)
- 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 2nd Light Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
- 4th Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)
- 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade
- 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment)
- 12th Armoured Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment)
- 14th Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)
- British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division
Commanded by Major-General Douglas Wimberley.- 152nd Infantry Brigade
- 153rd Infantry Brigade
- 154th Infantry Brigade
- 126th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 127th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 128th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 61st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 40th Light Antiaircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 1st/7th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
- British 23rd Armoured Brigade
Components attached to other units. Never fought as a Brigade in Sicily
- British 231st Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, The Dorset Regiment
- 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
- 165th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Under the command of General Alfredo Guzzoni.
Commanded by General Hans Valentin Hube.
- German 1st Parachute Division
Commanded by Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich. The 1st Parachute Regiment was held in reserve at Naples.- 3rd Parachute Regiment
- 4th Parachute Regiment
- 1st Parachute Machine-Gun Battalion
- I/1st Parachute Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Parachute Pioneer Battalion
- German 15th Panzergrenadier Division
Commanded by Generalmajor Eberhard Rodtfrom June 5.- 215th Panzer Battalion
- 104th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 115th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 129th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 33rd Artillery Regiment
- 315th Anti-Aircraft Battalion
- 33rd Pioneer Battalion
- German 29th Panzergrenadier Division
Commanded by Generalmajor Walter Fries.- 129th Panzer Battalion
- 15th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 71st Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 29th Artillery Regiment
- 313th Anti-Aircraft Battalion
- German Luftwaffe Panzer Division Hermann Göring
Commanded by Generalleutnant Paul Conrath.- 1st Panzer Grenadier Regiment "Hermann Göring"
- Panzer Regiment "Hermann Göring"
- 1 Panzer Battalion "Hermann Göring"
- 2 Panzer Battalion "Hermann Göring"
- Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion "Hermann Göring"
- Panzer Artillery Regiment "Hermann Göring"
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion "Hermann Göring"
- Anti-Aircraft Regiment "Hermann Göring"
- 382nd Infantry Regiment
- 926th Infantry Battalion
- 29th Artillery Regiment
- 313th Anti-Aircraft Battalion
- Italian 4th "Livorno" Motorized Infantry Division
Commanded by General Domenico Chirieleison.- 33rd Infantry Regiment
- 34th Infantry Regiment
- 28th Artillery Regiment
- 3 Anti-Aircraft Battalions
- Engineer Battalion
- Italian 26th "Assietta" Mountain Division
Commanded by General Francesco Scotti, then General Ottorino Schreiber on July 26.- 29th Infantry Regiment
- 30th Infantry Regiment
- 17th "Blackshirts" Battalion
- 25th Artillery Regiment
- CXXVI Mortar Battalion
- Engineer Battaion
- Italian 28th "Aosta" Infantry Division
Commanded by General Giacomo Romano.- 5th Infantry Regiment
- 6th Infantry Regiment
- 171st "Blackshirts" Battalion
- 22nd Artillery Regiment
- XXVIII Mortar Battalion
- Engineer Battalion
- Italian 54th "Napoli" Infantry Division
Commanded by General Giulio Cesare Gotti Porcinari.- 75th Infantry Regiment
- 76th Infantry Regiment
- 173rd "Blackshirts" Battalion
- 54th Artillery Regiment
Commanded by General Mario Arisio.
- 202nd Coastal Division
- 207th Coastal Division
- 208th Coastal Division
- 133rd Coastal Regiment
Commanded by General Carlo Rossi.
- 206th Coastal Division
- 213th Coastal Division
- 18th Coastal Brigade
- 19th Coastal Brigade
Miscellaneous Italian Formations
- 10th Bersaglieri Infantry Regiment
- 177th Bersaglieri Infantry Regiment
- 185th Infantry Regiment
- 230th Armored Battalion
- 51st Bersaglieri Battalion
- 58th Bersaglieri Battalion
- 17th "Blackshirts" Infantry Battalion
- 19th "Blackshirts" Infantry Battalion
- 173rd "Blackshirts" Infantry Battalion
- Mobile Group A Armored Battalion
- Mobile Group B Armored Battalion
- Mobile Group C Armored Battalion
- Mobile Group D Armored Battalion
- Mobile Group E Armored Battalion
- Mobile Group F Armored Battalion
- Mobile Group G Infantry Battalion
- Mobile Group H Anti-Tank Battalion
- Tactical Group 'Carmito' (Armored Battalion)
- Tactical Group 'Barcellona' (Anti-tank Battalion)
- 12th Machinegun Battalion
- 112th Machinegun Battalion
- 23rd Cavalry (foot) Battalion
- 1 Palermitani Cavalry Battalion
- 12th Artillery Regiment
- 40th Artillery Regiment
- 16th Anti-Tank Battalion
- 104th Anti-Tank Battalion
- 119th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 120th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 121st Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 122nd Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 123rd Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 124th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 133rd Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 134th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 135th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 136th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 137th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 138th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 139th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 140th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 143rd Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 146th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 147th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 148th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 149th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 178th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 179th Coastal Infantry Regiment
- 372nd Coastal Infantry Battalion