Moro River campaign order of battle
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The Moro River campaign order of battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the fighting during the Moro River campaign in December 1943, part of the Italian Campaign of World War II.
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Canadian Sherman tank driven off the road by German mortar fire, 10 Dec 1943
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Riflemen of the 48th Highlanders of Canada take cover during German counterattack north of San Leonardo, 10 Dec 1943
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Bernard Law Montgomery
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Joachim Lemelsen
Allied Forces and organisation
[edit]Allied Armies in Italy
[edit]- Commander-in-Chief: General Sir Harold Alexander
British Eighth Army
[edit]General Bernard Law Montgomery
German forces and organisation
[edit]German Army Group C
[edit]German Tenth Army
[edit]Lieutenant General (General der Panzertruppe)[b] Joachim Lemelsen
LXXVI Panzer Corps
[edit]General Traugott Herr
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Reconnaissance regiment
- ^ In the German army and air force the rank equivalent to lieutenant-general was formally linked to the branch of the army (Heer) or air force (Luftwaffe) in which the officer served: General der Kavallerie (cavalry), General der Artillerie (artillery), General der Infanterie (infantry), General der Panzertruppen (armoured troops), General der Gebirgstruppen (mountain troops), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Fallschirmtruppen (parachute troops), General der Flieger (aviators), General der Flakartillerie (anti-aircraft) and General der Nachrichtentruppen (communications troops).
References
[edit]- "Orders of Battle.com". Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- Houterman, Hans; Koppes, Jeroen. "World War II unit histories and officers". Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- Paora, Ruru. "2nd Infantry Division NZEF WW2. A Brief History of the New Zealand 2nd Infantry Division". Digger History: an unofficial history of the Australian & New Zealand Armed Forces website. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- Wendell, Marcus. "Axis History Factbook: German army order of battle". Archived from the original on 2006-10-29. Retrieved 2008-07-22.