Allied invasion of Italy order of battle Reggio di Calabria) British XIII Corps commanded by Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey Commanded by Field Marshal ("Generalfeldmarschall") Albert Kesselring Commanded by General ("Generaloberst") Heinrich von Vietinghoff Commanded by Major-General ("Generalleutnant") Hermann Balck (acting commander). Commanded by Lieutenant-General ("General der Panzertruppe") Traugott Herr. Allied invasion of Italy order of battle Allied Invasion of Italy Order of Battle is a listing of the significant Allied and Axis formations that were involved during the Allied invasion of Italy (the landings at Salerno, Reggio and Taranto) 3 September – 16 September 1943. Allied 15th Army Group under the command of General Sir Harold Alexander. (Operation
Invasion of Elba while the British lost 38 killed and nine wounded. General de Tassigny went on to command the French 1st Army in the invasion of southern France. This force fought through Europe to the Austrian border by the end of the war. Invasion of Elba The invasion of Elba, codenamed Operation "Brassard", was part of the Italian campaign during the Second World War. The invasion was carried out by Free French Forces supported by British and American ships and aircraft. According to the testimony of captured Germans, Allied activity had been observed on Corsica, thus the defenders were aware of the