"The Sicilian Campaign: Operation 'Husky,' July-August, 1943." US Navy OoB Operation Husky July 1943 Post by James Patrick » 14 Jan 2004, 02:34 Does anyone have an order of battle or know what ships supported the landings at Gela and Scoglitti during the invasion of Sicily. I'm happy with Sicily, may add a couple little roads and minor towns to help with remote locations with supply. Image: United States … Assaulted Sicily as part of Operation HUSKY on 9 July 1943, 82nd Airborne Signal Company, later redesignated the 82nd Signal Battalion, 24th Armoured Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 98th Armoured Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 38th, 245th, and 252nd Field Companies, Royal Engineers, 245th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, 233rd, 501st and 505th Field Companies, Royal Engineers, 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, 6th Battalion Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers, 49th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 214th, 237th, and 256th Field Companies, Royal Engineers, 281st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, 1st Airlanding Anti-tank Battery, Royal Artillery, 142nd Armoured Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun), 1st Anti-tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, 1st, 3rd, and 4th Field Companies, Royal Canadian Engineers, 2nd Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, 40th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 7th Battalion Royal Marines (under command 19 to 29 July), 274th 275th and 275th Field Companies, Royal Engineers, 239th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, No. For Operation Husky, No. It was an important action because it marked the beginning of the Italian Campaign. General Delmar had his headquarters in Dunton, Algiers. 216 (Transfer and Ferry) Group, which were subdivisions of MAC under the command of Tedder. Commanders & Armies: Allies (The United States & Great Britain) General Dwight D. Eisenhower; General Sir Harold Alexander; Lieutenant General George S. Patton Indeed, Williamson Murray described Sicily as “the greatest air battle of the Mediterranean war” based on … Secret Document 161, Location of units in the Royal Air Force, 34th issue, July 1943, Royal Air Force Museum accession number PR02859. Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea! At the time of Operation Husky, the Allied air forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theatres were organized as the Mediterranean Air Command (MAC) under the command of Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder of the Royal Air Force. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit, Wellingtons, 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment "Hermann Göring", Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion "Hermann Göring", Panzer Artillery Regiment "Hermann Göring", Panzer Pioneer Battalion "Hermann Göring", 43rd Artillery Group (26x batteries, ad hoc regiment), 51st Artillery Group (12x batteries, ad hoc regiment), 28th Artillery Group (6x batteries, ad hoc regiment), 1st Company, CXXXIII Semovente Battalion "47/32" (, CXXXIII Semovente Battalion "47/32" Headquarter, 6th Company, CII Tank Battalion "R35" (Renault R35 tanks), 3rd Company, CXXXIII Semovente Battalion "47/32" (Semovente 47/32), 2x Coastal Infantry Companies (motorized), Anti-aircraft Artillery Section (20/65 mod. Commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese. Disposition of Axis forces in Sicily, July 1943. 1st Air Defense Wing:91st Squadron, P-39 Airacobras93rd Squadron, P-39 Airacobras, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham had his headquarters in Hammamet, Tunisia[21]. The new update for Armored Brigade is live Order of Battle: Red Star - … [17], Brig. Activated 18 July[29] to take command of 15th Panzergrenadier Division, the Hermann Göring Division, the newly arrived 1st Parachute Division and the 29th Panzergrenadier Division which started to arrive in Sicily 18 July.Commanded by General der Panzertruppe Hans-Valentin Hube. [13][13][14][15][16], Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder had his headquarters in Algiers, Algeria.[17]. Excerpt: Operation Husky Order of Battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 - August 17, 1943. Principle Sicilian targets of the Northwest African Air Forces for Operation Husky. The U.S. II Corps was commanded by Lt. General Omar Bradley. 10th Squadron, C-47 Skytrains11th Squadron, C-47s12th Squadron, C-47s28th Squadron, C-47s, 4th Squadron, C-47 Skytrains7th Squadron, C-47s8th Squadron, C-47s51st Squadron, C-47s, 29th Squadron, C-47s47th Squadron, C-47s48th Squadron, C-47s49th Squadron, C-47s, 16th Squadron, C-47 Skytrains17th Squadron, C-47s18th Squadron, C-47s35th Squadron, C-47s, 32nd Squadron, C-47s50th Squadron, C-47s61st Squadron, C-47s62nd Squadron, C-47s. Operation Husky Order of Battle is a listing of the significant military and air force units that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 – August 17, 1943. [1], The Western Naval Task Force transported the Western Task Force (7th U.S. Army) and provided Naval gunfire support.[1][15]. I've been slowly adding the things I've learned from a smaller map to Operation Husky. Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, Air Headquarters Air Defences Eastern Mediterranean, On 17 July Guzzoni delegated tactical command to Hube of any areas containing German troops. Battle Academy: Mega Pack The Battle Academy Mega Pack is a collection of all previous Battle Academy Expansions.