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                             ██   Allied Order of Battle - To the Gustav Line, October 1943–January 1944   ██
 
 Key dates:
  • 1 Oct 1943 - Naples occupied by US Fifth Army.
  • 3 Jan 1944 - VI Corps relieved to prepare for Anzio landing; II Corps shifts to left; FEC replaces II Corps.
  • 17 Jan 1944 - At the Gustav Line, First Battle of Monte Cassino begins.

  ................................................................ 15th Army Group (Alexander)  ...............................................................   

◼ US Fifth Army (Clark) 
⏶ British X Corps (McCreery)
  • British 46th Infantry Division (Hawkesworth)
  • British 56th Infantry Division (Templer)
  • British 7th Armoured Division (Erskine) - arrived Italy Sep 1943; to Scotland late Dec 1943.
  • British 5th Infantry Division (Bucknall to 22 Jan 1944, Gregson-Ellis) - from British XIII Corps 6 Jan 1944.
​⏶ US VI Corps (Lucas) - relieved to prepare for Anzio 3 Jan 1944.
  • US 36th Infantry Division (Walker) - to US II Corps 18 Nov 1943.
  • US 45th Infantry Division (Middleton until 10 Dec 1943, then Eagles) - assaulted Anzio 22 Jan 1944.
  • US 3rd Infantry Division (Truscott) - to US II Corps 18 Nov 1943; to US VI Corps 27 Dec 1943; assaulted Anzio 22 Jan 1944,
  • US 34th Infantry Division (Rider) - to US II Corps 30 Dec 1943.
⏶ US II Corps (Keyes) - entered line between British X Corps and US VI Corps mid-Nov 1943.
  • US 1st Armored Division (Harmon) - finished landing Italy 28 Oct 1943.
  • US 3rd Infantry Division (Truscott) - from US VI Corps 18 Nov 1943.
  • US ​36th Infantry Division (Walker) - from US VI Corps 18 Nov 1943.
  • US 34th Infantry Division (Ryder) - from US VI Corps 30 Dec 1943.
⏶   French Expeditionary Corps (Juin) - on Fifth Army's right wing 3 Jan 1944.
  • 2nd Moroccan Division (Dody) - from 3 Jan 1944.
  • 3rd Algerian Division (Monsabert) - from 3 Jan 1944.
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​◼ British Eighth Army (Montgomery)
⏶   Under direct British Eighth Army control:
  • 2nd New Zealand Division (Freyberg) - from Egypt to Taranto, Italy  Oct 1943; to British V Corps Nov 1943.
  • 4th Indian Infantry Division (Tuker) - from North Africa to Italy 7 Dec 1943; to British XIII Corps 9 Jan 1944.
⏶   British XIII Corps (Dempsey to Dec 1943, then Kirkman)
  • British 5th Infantry Division (Bucknall) - to British X Corps Jan 1944.
  • 1st Canadian Infantry Division (Vokes until 1 Dec 1943, then Foster) - to 1 Canadian Corps Jan 1945.
  • 2nd New Zealand Division (Freyberg) - from British V Corps Dec 1943.
  • 4th Indian Infantry Division (Tuker to Feb 1944, then Dimoline) - from British Eighth Army 9 Jan 1944; to New Zealand Corps Feb 1944; to British V Corps Mar 1944
  • British 78th Infantry Division (Evelegh until 19 Dec 1943, then Keightley) - from British V Corps Dec 1943.
⏶   British V Corps (Allfrey)
  • 8th Indian Infantry Division (Russell) - to British XIII Corps spring 1944.
  • British 78th Infantry Division (Evelegh until 19 Dec 1943, then Keightley) - to British XIII Corps Dec 1943.​
  • 2nd New Zealand Division (Freyberg) - from British Eighth Army Nov 1943; to British XIII Corps Dec 1943.
  • 1st Canadian Infantry Division (Vokes until 1 Dec 1943, then Foster) - from British XIII Corps Nov 1943; to Canadian I Corps Jan 1944.

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