Operation Avalanche

[Walt's Daughter]

More info on Operation Avalanche (for those of you who don't know - the Invasion of Salerno, Italy July 1943).

 

Troops given to the 5th Army for Avalanche were as follows:

 

VI Corps American -

• 34th Inf Div
• 36th Inf Div
• 45th Inf Div
• 1st Armored
• 82nd Airborne Div

X Corps British -

• 46th Inf Div
• 56 Inf Div
• 7th Armored Div
• 1st Airborne Div

Fifth Army Engineer troops -

• 531st Engineer Shore Regiment = VI Corps
• 540th Engineer Combat Regiment (-F Co) = VI Corps
• 540th F Co = 82nd Airborne
• 10th Engineer Combat Bn = 3rd Inf Div
• 16th Armored Engineer Bn(-Co B & Detachment Co E) = 1st Armored Div
• 16th Armored Co B & Detachment Co E = VI Corps
• 109th Engineer Combat Bn = 34th Inf Div
• 111th Engineer Combat Bn = 36th Inf Div
• 120th Engineer Combat Bn = 45th Inf Div
• 307th Airborne Engineer Bn = 82nd Airborne Div
• 46th (br) Inf Div Royal Engineers = 46th Inf Div
• 56th (Br) Inf Div Royal Engineers = 56th Inf Div
• 7th (Br) Armored Div Royal Engineers = 7th Armored Div
• X Corps (Br) Troops Royal Engineers = X Corps
• 36th Engineer Combat Reg (-Co H) = VI Corps
• 36th Engineers Co H = 82nd Airborne Div
• 39th Engineer Combat Reg (-2nd Bn) = VI Corps
• 337th Engineer General Service Reg = 5th Army
• 343rd Engineer Gen Service Reg = 5th Army
• Company A 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn (1st Detachment) = 5th Army
• 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn (Detachment Co A) = VI Corps
• Company C 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn = 5th Army
• 427th Engineer Dump Truck Co = 5th Army
• 1202nd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon = 5th Army
• 1st Platoon 451st Engineer Depot Co = 5th Army
• Detachment (Recon) 696th Petroleum Distributing Co = 5th Army
• 2616th Engineering Utilities Platoon = 5th Army
• 661st Engineer Topographic Co = VI Corps
• 2699th Engineer Map Detachment = 531st Engineer Shore Reg