Operation Baytown
Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland of Italy that took place on 3 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy, itself part of the Italian Campaign, during the Second World War.
| Operation Baytown | |||||||
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| Part of the Allied invasion of Italy | |||||||
British troops, presumably of the 5th Infantry Division, come ashore at Reggio, during the Allied invasion of Italy, September 1943. | |||||||
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United Kingdom Canada |
Italy Germany | ||||||
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Bernard Montgomery Miles C. Dempsey Guy Simonds |
Mario Arisio Traugott Herr | ||||||
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| XIII Corps |
7th Army LXXVI Panzer Corps | ||||||
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