US 5th Army in Italy, Battle of Cassino, January-February 1944 - CGSC
US 5th Army in Italy, Battle of Cassino, January-February 1944 - CGSC
US 5th Army in Italy, Battle of Cassino, January-February 1944 - CGSC
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<strong>US</strong> <strong>5th</strong> <strong>Army</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Italy</strong><br />
<strong>Battle</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cass<strong>in</strong>o<br />
<strong>January</strong>-<strong>February</strong> <strong>1944</strong><br />
II <strong>US</strong> Corps:<br />
34th <strong>US</strong> Infantry Division:<br />
1/,2/,3/133rd Infantry Regiment<br />
1/,2/,3/13<strong>5th</strong> Infantry Regiment<br />
1/,2/,3/168th Infantry Regiment<br />
59th Field Artillery Brigade HHB<br />
12<strong>5th</strong> Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)<br />
151st Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)<br />
17<strong>5th</strong> Field Artillery Battalion (75mm)<br />
18<strong>5th</strong> Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)<br />
Headquarters 34th Division<br />
HQs & HQs Detachment<br />
Medical Detachment<br />
Headquarters Company<br />
34th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized<br />
109th Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Combat Battalion<br />
109th Medical Battalion<br />
Headquarters Special Troops<br />
Headquarters Company, 34th Division<br />
Military Police Platoon<br />
734th Ordnance Light Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Company<br />
34th Quartermaster Battalion<br />
34th Signals Company<br />
36th <strong>US</strong> Infantry Division:<br />
141st Infantry Regiment<br />
142nd Infantry Regiment<br />
143rd Infantry Regiment<br />
HHB Division Artillery<br />
15<strong>5th</strong> Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)<br />
131st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
132nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
133rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
36th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized<br />
111th Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Combat Battalion<br />
111th Medical Battalion<br />
36th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment<br />
Headquarters Special Troops<br />
Headquarters Company, 36th Division<br />
Military Police Platoon<br />
736th Ordnance Light Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Company<br />
36th Quartermaster Battalion<br />
36th Signals Company<br />
1st <strong>US</strong> Armored Division:<br />
1st Tank Battalion<br />
4th Tank Battalion<br />
13th Tank Battalion<br />
6th Armored Infantry Battalion<br />
11th Armored Infantry Battalion<br />
14th Armored Infantry Battalion<br />
HHB Division Artillery<br />
27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion<br />
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68th Armored Field Artillery Battalion<br />
91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion<br />
81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized<br />
Headquarters<br />
Headquarters Company, 1st Armored Division<br />
HHC, Combat Command A<br />
HHC, Combat Command B<br />
Hqs, Reserve Command<br />
HHC, Division Tra<strong>in</strong>s<br />
47th Medical Battalion, Armored<br />
123rd Armored Ordnance Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Battalion<br />
Military Police Platoon<br />
16th Armored Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Battalion<br />
141st Armored Signal Company<br />
501st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment<br />
VI <strong>US</strong> Corps:<br />
3rd Infantry Division:<br />
7th Infantry Regiment<br />
1<strong>5th</strong> Infantry Regiment<br />
30th Infantry Regiment<br />
HHB Division Artillery<br />
9th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)<br />
10th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
39th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
41st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
3rd Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized<br />
10th Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Combat Battalion<br />
3rd Medical Battalion<br />
3rd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment<br />
Headquarters Special Troops<br />
Headquarters Company, 3rd Division<br />
Military Police Platoon<br />
703rd Ordnance Light Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Company<br />
3rd Quartermaster Battalion<br />
3rd Signals Company<br />
4<strong>5th</strong> Division:<br />
157th Infantry Regiment<br />
179th Infantry Regiment<br />
180th Infantry Regiment<br />
HHB Division Artillery<br />
189th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)<br />
158th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
160th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
171st Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)<br />
4<strong>5th</strong> Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized<br />
120th Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Combat Battalion<br />
120th Medical Battalion<br />
4<strong>5th</strong> Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment<br />
Headquarters Special Troops<br />
Headquarters Company, 4<strong>5th</strong> Division<br />
Military Police Platoon<br />
700th Ordnance Light Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Company<br />
4<strong>5th</strong> Quartermaster Battalion<br />
4<strong>5th</strong> Signals Company<br />
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1st Special Service Force:<br />
1/,2/,3/1st Special Service Regiment<br />
1/,2/,3/2nd Special Service Regiment<br />
1/,2/,3/3rd Special Service Regiment<br />
1st British Infantry Division:<br />
2nd Brigade:<br />
1st Loyals<br />
2nd North Staffordshire<br />
6th Gordon Highlanders<br />
3rd Brigade:<br />
1st Duke <strong>of</strong> Well<strong>in</strong>gton Regiment<br />
2nd Sherwood Foresters<br />
1st K<strong>in</strong>gs Shropshire Light Infantry<br />
24th Brigade:<br />
1st Scots Guards<br />
1st Irish Guards<br />
<strong>5th</strong> Grenadier Guards<br />
Artillery<br />
2nd Field Artillery Regiment<br />
19th Field Artillery Regiment<br />
67th Field Artillery Regiment<br />
Other<br />
2/7th Middlesex Mach<strong>in</strong>e Gun Battalion<br />
81st Anti-tank Regiment<br />
93rd Anti-tank Regiment<br />
90th Light AA Regiment<br />
23rd Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
238th Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
248th Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
6th Field Park Company<br />
1st Bridg<strong>in</strong>g Platoon<br />
1st Reconnaissance Regiment<br />
1st Division Signals<br />
British X Corps:<br />
<strong>5th</strong> British Infantry Division:<br />
13th Brigade:<br />
2nd Cameronians<br />
2nd Royal Inniskill<strong>in</strong>g<br />
2nd Wiltshire<br />
12th Infantry Brigade Special Company<br />
1<strong>5th</strong> Brigade:<br />
1st Green Howards<br />
1st K<strong>in</strong>g's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry<br />
1st York and Lancaster<br />
1<strong>5th</strong> Infantry Brigade Special Company<br />
17th Brigade:<br />
2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers<br />
2nd Northamptons<br />
6th Seaforth Highlanders<br />
17th Infantry Brigade Special Company<br />
Artillery<br />
91st Field Artillery Regiment<br />
92nd Field Artillery Regiment<br />
156th Field Artillery Regiment<br />
Other<br />
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52nd Anti-tank Regiment<br />
18th Light AA Regiment<br />
24<strong>5th</strong> Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
252nd Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
38th Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
254th Field Park Company<br />
18th Bridg<strong>in</strong>g Platoon<br />
<strong>5th</strong> Reconnaissance Regiment (Armored Cars)<br />
<strong>5th</strong> Division Signals<br />
46th British Infantry Division:<br />
128th Brigade:<br />
1/4th Hampshire<br />
2/4th Hampshire<br />
<strong>5th</strong> Hampshire<br />
138th Brigade:<br />
6th L<strong>in</strong>colnshire<br />
2/4th K<strong>in</strong>g's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry<br />
6th York and Lancashire Regiment<br />
139th Brigade:<br />
2/<strong>5th</strong> Leicestershire<br />
<strong>5th</strong> Sherwood Foresters<br />
16th Durham Light Infantry<br />
Artillery<br />
70th Field Artillery Regiment<br />
71st Field Artillery Regiment<br />
172nd Field Artillery Regiment<br />
Other<br />
58th Anti-tank Regiment<br />
11<strong>5th</strong> Light AA Regiment<br />
270th Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
271st Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
272nd Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer company<br />
273rd Field Park Company<br />
201st Bridg<strong>in</strong>g Platoon<br />
46th Reconnaissance Regiment (Armored Cars)<br />
46th Division Signals<br />
56th British Infantry Division:<br />
167th (London) Brigade:<br />
8th Royal Fusiliers<br />
9th Royal Fusiliers<br />
7th Oxfordshire and Buck<strong>in</strong>ghamshire Light Infantry<br />
168th (London) Brigade:<br />
1st London Scottish<br />
1st London Irish Rifles<br />
10th Royal Berkshire<br />
169th Brigade:<br />
2/<strong>5th</strong> Queens<br />
2/6th Queens<br />
2/7th Queens<br />
Artillery<br />
64th Field Artillery Regiment<br />
6<strong>5th</strong> Field Artillery Regiment<br />
113th Field Artillery Regiment<br />
Other<br />
6th Cheshire Mach<strong>in</strong>e Gun Battalion<br />
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67th Anti-tank Regiment<br />
100th Light AA Regiment<br />
220th Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Company<br />
221st Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Company<br />
501st Field Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Company<br />
563rd Field Park Company<br />
44th Reconnaissance Regiment (detached 12/31/43)<br />
56th Division Signals<br />
French Expeditionary Corps:<br />
2nd Moroccan Infantry Division:<br />
4th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (3 bns)<br />
<strong>5th</strong> Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (3 bns)<br />
6th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (3 bns)<br />
Other:<br />
1/,2/,/3,4/63rd African Artillery Regiment<br />
87th Infantry Headquarters Company<br />
87th (Algerian) Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Regiment (3 cos)<br />
87/84th Mixed Signals Company<br />
87th Transportation Company<br />
2 Transportation Companies<br />
32nd Antiaircraft Group<br />
3rd Moroccan Spahis Reconnaissance Regiment<br />
7th Ordnance Company<br />
9th Adm<strong>in</strong>istration Group<br />
9th Medical Battalion<br />
3rd Aglerian Infantry Division:<br />
3rd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (3 bns)<br />
4th Tunisan Tirailleur Regiment (3 bns)<br />
7th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (3 bns)<br />
Other:<br />
1/,2/,3/,4/67th Algerian Artillery Regiment<br />
83rd Infantry Headquarters Company<br />
3rd Algerian Spahis Reconnaissance Regiment<br />
37th Anti-aircraft Group<br />
83rd Algerian Eng<strong>in</strong>eer Regiment (3 cos)<br />
83/84th Mixed Signals Company<br />
183rd Transportation Company<br />
283rd Transportation Company<br />
3rd Ordnance Company<br />
3rd Adm<strong>in</strong>istration Group<br />
3rd Medical Battalion<br />
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