Moro River Campaign order of battle
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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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V Corps
XIII Corps
The Moro River Campaign
The Moro River Campaign was a military campaign during the Second World War fought between units of the British 8th Army and the LXXVI Panzer Corps of the German Tenth Army . Lasting from 4–26 December 1943, the campaign occurred primarily in the vicinity of the Moro River in eastern Italy...
in December, 1943, part of the Italian Campaign
Italian Campaign (World War II)
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Allied Armies in Italy
- C-in-C: General Sir Harold AlexanderHarold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of TunisField Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British military commander and field marshal of Anglo-Irish descent who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian...
V CorpsV Corps (United Kingdom)V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
- Lieutenant-General Charles AllfreyCharles Walter AllfreyLieutenant-General Sir Charles Walter Allfrey, KBE, CB, DSO, MC was a British Army officer who served in both the First and Second World Wars .-Military career:...
- 1st Canadian Infantry Division1st Canadian Infantry DivisionThe 1st Canadian Infantry Division was a formation mobilized on 1 September 1939 for service in the Second World War. The division was also reactivated twice during the Cold War....
(Major-General Christopher VokesChristopher VokesMajor General Christopher Vokes CB, CBE, DSO, CD was a Canadian soldier.-Family:Born in Armagh, Ireland, the son of a British officer, Major Frederick Patrick Vokes and Elizabeth Vokes, who came to Canada in 1910. Major Frederick Patrick Vokes was the engineering officer at the Royal Military...
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- No. 1 Defense and Employment Platoon (Lorne Scots)
- 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade
- The Royal Canadian RegimentThe Royal Canadian RegimentThe Royal Canadian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regiment consists of four battalions, three in the Regular Force and one in the Primary Reserve...
- The Hastings and Prince Edward RegimentThe Hastings and Prince Edward RegimentThe Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regiment is headquartered in Belleville, Ontario, with companies in Peterborough and Cobourg....
- 48th Highlanders of Canada48th Highlanders of CanadaThe 48th Highlanders of Canada is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve infantry regiment based in Toronto, parading out of Moss Park Armoury. The regiment is part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group....
- The Royal Canadian Regiment
- 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade
- Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
- The Seaforth Highlanders of CanadaThe Seaforth Highlanders of CanadaThe Seaforth Highlanders of Canada is a light infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The regiment is subordinate to 39 Canadian Brigade Group, Land Forces Western Area...
- The Loyal Edmonton Regiment
- 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade
- Royal 22e RégimentRoyal 22e RégimentThe Royal 22nd Regiment is an infantry regiment and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the Canadian Army...
- The Carleton and York RegimentThe Royal New Brunswick RegimentThe Royal New Brunswick Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based in New Brunswick. It consists of two battalions, both of which are part of 37 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment as it is now, was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of the Carleton and York Regiment,...
- The West Nova Scotia RegimentThe West Nova Scotia RegimentThe West Nova Scotia Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, twenty fourth in the order of precedence. It has seen active service in both the Great War and World War II...
- Royal 22e Régiment
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- 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade
- 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment)
- 12th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment)
- 14th Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)
- 8th Indian Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley RussellDudley RussellLieutenant-General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC was an officer in the British and Indian Armies during World War I and World War II.-Early career:...
)- 6th Duke of Connaught's Own (Bengal) Lancers (Reconnaissance regiment)
- 5th Bn (Machine Gun) 5th Mahratta Light Infantry5th Mahratta Light InfantryThe 5th Mahratta Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, whenthe Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment fought in World War II and raised 30 battalions...
- 17th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 1st Bn Royal Fusiliers
- 1st Bn 12th Frontier Force Regiment12th Frontier Force RegimentThe 12th Frontier Force Regiment was part of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th Battalion. During the Second World War a further ten battalions were raised. In 1945 the prenomial "12th" was dropped when the British...
- 1st Bn 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 19th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 1st/5th Bn The Essex Regiment
- 3rd Bn 8th Punjab Regiment8th Punjab RegimentThe 8th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947 and merged with the Baluch Regiment in 1956.-Madras Infantry:...
- 6th Royal Bn 13th Frontier Force Rifles13th Frontier Force RiflesThe 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions.-History:...
- 21st Indian Infantry Brigade
- 5th Bn Royal West Kent Regiment
- 1st Bn 5th Mahratta Light Infantry5th Mahratta Light InfantryThe 5th Mahratta Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, whenthe Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment fought in World War II and raised 30 battalions...
- 3rd Bn 15th Punjab Regiment15th Punjab RegimentThe 15th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st, 14th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956 to form the Punjab Regiment....
- 4th British Armoured Brigade
- 44th Royal Tank RegimentRoyal Tank RegimentThe Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It was formerly known as the Tank Corps and the Royal Tank Corps. It is part of the Royal Armoured Corps and is made up of two operational regiments, the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment...
- 50th Royal Tank Regiment
- 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
- 2nd King's Royal Rifle CorpsKing's Royal Rifle CorpsThe King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
- 44th Royal Tank Regiment
XIII CorpsXIII Corps (United Kingdom)XIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I and World War II.-World War I:XIII Corps was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. On the First day on...
- Lieutenant-General Miles DempseyMiles DempseyGeneral Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC was commander of the British Second Army during the D-Day landings in the Second World War...
- 2nd New Zealand Division (Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg)
- 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade
- 18th New Zealand Armoured Regiment
- 19th New Zealand Armoured Regiment
- 20th New Zealand Armoured Regiment
- 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
- 22nd New Zealand Battalion22nd Battalion (New Zealand)The 22nd Battalion, also known as the "Wellington Battalion", was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Military Forces, which served during the Second World War. Formed in November 1939, it was part of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Division of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. After undertaking...
- 23rd New Zealand Battalion
- 28th (Maori) BattalionMaori BattalionThe 28th Battalion, more commonly known as the Māori Battalion, was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army that served during the Second World War. It was formed following pressure on the Labour government by some Māori MPs and Māori organisations throughout the country wanting a full Māori...
- 22nd New Zealand Battalion
- 6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
- 24th New Zealand Battalion
- 25th New Zealand Battalion
- 26th New Zealand Battalion
- 27th New Zealand Battalion
- British 2nd Parachute BrigadeBritish 2nd Parachute BrigadeThe 2nd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War.The 2nd Parachute Brigade was the second parachute brigade to be formed by the British Army in 1942; it was initially part of the 1st Airborne Division but in 1943, after the...
- 4th Parachute Battalion
- 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion5th (Scottish) Parachute BattalionThe 5th Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army in 1942.The four proceeding British parachute battalions had been raised by volunteers from all ranks of the army...
- 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion6th (Royal Welch) Parachute BattalionThe 6th Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment raised by the British Army during the Second World War....
- 1st Independent Glider Pilot Squadron
- 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade
- 5th British Infantry Division (Major-General Gerard BucknallGerard BucknallLieutenant General Gerard Corfield Bucknall, CB, MC was a British Army officer and corps commander during World War II.-Military career:...
)- 13th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Bn The Cameronians
- 2nd Bn The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
- 2nd Bn The Wiltshire Regiment
- 15th Infantry Brigade
- 1st Bn The Green Howards
- 1st Bn The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1st Bn The York & Lancaster Regiment
- 17th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Bn The Northamptonshire Regiment
- 2nd Bn The Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 6th Bn The Seaforth Highlanders
- 5th Reconnaissance RegimentReconnaissance CorpsThe Reconnaissance Corps or simply Recce Corps was a short-lived elite corps of the British Army whose units provided the mobile spearhead of infantry divisions from the Far East to Europe during the Second World War. It was formed from Infantry Brigade Reconnaissance Groups on 14 January 1941...
- 7th Bn Cheshire RegimentCheshire RegimentThe Cheshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.The regiment was created in 1881 as part of the Childers reforms by the linking of the 22nd Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire...
- 13th Infantry Brigade
German Army Group C
Commander:- Field Marshal (GeneralfeldmarschallGeneralfeldmarschallField Marshal or Generalfeldmarschall in German, was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire; in the Austrian Empire, the rank Feldmarschall was used...
) Albert KesselringAlbert KesselringAlbert Kesselring was a German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. In a military career that spanned both World Wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most skilful commanders, being one of 27 soldiers awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords...
German Tenth Army
- Commander: Lieutenant General (General der PanzertruppeGeneral der PanzertruppeGeneral der Panzertruppe was a rank of German Army General introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1935. As the commander of a Panzer Corp this rank corresponds to a US Army Lieutenant-General...
) Joachim LemelsenJoachim LemelsenJoachim Hermann August Lemelsen was a German general during the Second World War. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
German LXXVI Panzer Corps
- General Traugott HerrTraugott HerrTraugott Herr was a German general of Panzer troops who served during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
- German 1st Parachute Division (Brigadier-General (Generalmajor) Richard HeidrichRichard HeidrichRichard Heidrich , was a highly decorated German Fallschirmjäger and general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
)- 1st Parachute Regiment
- 3rd Parachute Regiment
- 4th Parachute Regiment
- 1st Parachute Artillery Regiment
- 1st Parachute Anti-tank Battalion
- 26th Panzer Division (Major-General (Generalleutnant) Smilo Freiherr von LüttwitzSmilo Freiherr von LüttwitzSmilo Walther Hinko Oskar Constantin Wilhelm Freiherr von Lüttwitz was a German general of the Panzer troops, serving during World War II and son of Walther von Lüttwitz...
)- 26th Panzer Regiment
- 9th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 67th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 93rd Panzer Artillery Regiment
- 93rd Anti-tank battalion
- 26th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 65th Infantry Division65th Infantry Division (Germany)The 65th Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was formed in July 1942.-65. Infanterie-Division 1943:*Infanterie-Regiment 145*Infanterie-Regiment 146*Panzerjäger- und Aufklärungs-Abteilung 165...
(Brigadier-General (Generalmajor)Hellmuth PfeiferHellmuth PfeiferHans-Hellmuth Pfeifer was a German general who commanded the 65. Infantrie Division during World War II. It's field of operation was Italy at the time of his command...
)- 145th Grenadier Regiment
- 146th Grenadier Regiment
- 147th Grenadier Regiment
- 165th Artillery Regiment
- 165th Anti-tank Battalion
- 165th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 90th Panzergrenadier Division (Major-General (Generalleutnant) Carl-Hans Lungershausen until 20 December then Colonel (Oberst) Ernst-Günther BaadeErnst-Günther BaadeGeneralleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade was a German general serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme...
)- 155th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 200th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 361st Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 190th Artillery Regiment
- 190th Panzer Battalion
- 1/190th Anti-tank Battalion