Allied invasion of Italy order of battle 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 "Avalanche" at Salerno) U.S. Fifth Army commanded by Lieutenant General Mark Clark. U.S. VI Corps commanded by Major General Ernest J. Dawley British X Corps commanded by Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery. British Eighth Army commanded by General Bernard Montgomery (Operation "Baytown" at
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf Equity of 2005 sponsored by former Senator Daniel Inouye. Invasion of Lingayen Gulf The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf (Filipino: "Paglusob sa Golfo ng Lingayen"), 6–9 January 1945, was an Allied amphibious operation in the Philippines during World War II. In the early morning of 6 January 1945, a large Allied force commanded by Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf began approaching the shores of Lingayen. U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy warships began bombarding suspected Japanese positions along the coast of Lingayen from their position in Lingayen Gulf for three days. On 9 January, the U.S. 6th Army landed on a beachhead