Operation Husky Order of Battle is a listing of the significant
formations that were involved in the campaign for Sicily

Sicily

Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...

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July 10 – August 17, 1943.

Allied Forces

Allied Forces Headquarters - Mediterranean
Supreme Commander: General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

Allied Naval Forces - Mediterranean

Commanded by Admiral Andrew Cunningham

Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope

Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope KT, GCB, OM, DSO and two Bars , was a British admiral of the Second World War. Cunningham was widely known by his nickname, "ABC"....

• Western Naval Task Force
  Commanded by Vice Admiral H.K. Hewitt
• Eastern Naval Task Force
  Commanded by Vice Admiral B.L. Ramsay
  Bertram Ramsay
  Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay KCB, KBE, MVO was a British admiral during World War II. He was an important contributor in the field of amphibious warfare.-Early life:...
  
  

Allied 15th Army Group

Under the command of General

General (United Kingdom)

General is currently the highest peace-time rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It is subordinate to the Army rank of Field Marshal, has a NATO-code of OF-9, and is a four-star rank....

 Sir Harold Alexander

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Field 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...

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U.S. 7th Army

Commanded by Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General (United States)

In the United States Army, the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps, lieutenant general is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9. Lieutenant general ranks above major general and below general...

 George Smith Patton

George S. Patton

George Smith Patton, Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership while commanding corps and armies as a general during World War II. He was also well known for his eccentricity and controversial outspokenness.Patton was commissioned in the U.S. Army after his graduation from...

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• 1st Ranger Battalion
  1st Ranger Battalion
  The 1st Ranger Battalion is an elite special operations unit of the US Army that is currently based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, United States....
  
  
• 3rd Ranger Battalion
• 4th Ranger Battalion
• 70th Tank Battalion
• 753rd Tank Battalion
• 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
  601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
  The 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion was a battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. It was the first of the newly formed tank destroyer battalions to see combat, and the only one to fight as a "pure" tank destroyer force...
  
  
• 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion-2 platoons
• 39th Engineer Regiment
• 540th Engineer Shore Regiment
• 5th Armored Artillery Group
  • 58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
    62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
    The 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion was formed in 1942 at Ft. Bliss, TX. The 62nd served in the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, and Europe. They received a unit citation for their activities on D-Day at Omaha Beach. Elements of the unit were transported ashore by USS LCT-209.-External...
    
    
  • 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
• 17th Artillery Regiment
• 36th Artillery Regiment
• 77th Artillery Regiment
• 178th Artillery Regiment
• Free French
  Free French Forces
  The Free French Forces were French partisans in World War II who decided to continue fighting against the forces of the Axis powers after the surrender of France and subsequent German occupation and, in the case of Vichy France, collaboration with the Germans.-Definition:In many sources, Free...
  
   4th Morrocan Tabor
  Goumier
  Moroccan Goumiers were soldiers who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army of Africa, between 1908 and 1956. The term Goumier was also occasionally used to designate native soldiers in the French army of the French Sudan and Upper Volta during the colonial era.-Description:The word...
  
  

U.S. II Corps

Commanded by Lieutenant General Omar Nelson Bradley.

• U.S. 1st Infantry Division
  U.S. 1st Infantry Division
  The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army is the oldest division in the United States Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917...
  
  
  Initially commanded by Major General
  Major general (United States)
  In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, major general is a two-star general-officer rank, with the pay grade of O-8. Major general ranks above brigadier general and below lieutenant general...
  
   Terry de la Mesa Allen
  Terry de la Mesa Allen, Sr.
  Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen, Sr. was a division-level United States Army officer during World War II. Allen was a decorated World War I veteran who commanded the First Infantry Division in North Africa and Sicily during 1942-43...
  
  . He was succeeded by Major General Clarence R. Huebner
  Clarence R. Huebner
  Clarence Ralph Huebner was a Lieutenant General of the United States Army.-World War I:A farm boy from Bushton, Kansas who spent almost seven years serving from private to sergeant in the 18th Infantry, Huebner received a regular commission in November 1916...
  
   on August 7.
  • 16th Infantry Regiment
    16th Infantry Regiment (United States)
    The 16th Infantry Regiment is a regiment in the United States Army.-Formation:The 34th Infantry Regiment and 11th Infantry Regiment consolidated into the 16th Infantry Regiment on 3 March 1869. The 11th Infantry's history prior to the consolidation is normally included with the 16th's.-U.S...
    
    
  • 18th Infantry Regiment
  • 26th Infantry Regiment
  • 5th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 7th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 32d Field Artillery Battalion
  • 33d Field Artillery Battalion
  • 1st Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 1st Reconnaissance Troop

• U.S. 9th Infantry Division
  U.S. 9th Infantry Division
  The 9th Infantry Division was created as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas. Later, the division was an important unit of the United States Army in World War II and the Vietnam War...
  
  
  Commanded by Major General Manton Sprague Eddy.
  • 39th Infantry Regiment
  • 47th Infantry Regiment
  • 60th Infantry Regiment
  • 26th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 34th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 60th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 84th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 15th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 42nd Anti-Aircraft Battalion
  • 9th Reconnaissance Troop

• U.S. 45th Infantry Division
  Commanded by Major General Troy Houston Middleton.
  • 157th Infantry Regiment
  • 179th Infantry Regiment
    179th Infantry Regiment (United States)
    The 179th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army National Guard.The unit is an organic element of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard...
    
    
  • 180th Infantry Regiment
  • 158th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 160th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 171st Field Artillery Battalion
  • 189th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 645th Tank Destroyer Battalion
  • 120th Engineer Combat Battalion
  • 45th Reconnaissance Troop

U.S. Provisional Corps

(HQ activated 15 July)
Commanded by Major General Geoffrey Keyes

Geoffrey Keyes

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• U.S. 2d Armored Division
  Commanded by Major-General Hugh J. Gaffey. Divisional units were placed under the Combat Commands as needed.
  • Combat Command A
  • Combat Command B
  • 41st Armored Infantry Regiment
  • 66th Armored Regiment
  • 67th Armored Regiment
  • 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 78th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 92d Armored Field Artillery Battalion
  • 17th Armored Engineer Battalion
  • 82d Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

• U.S. 3d Infantry Division
  U.S. 3d Infantry Division
  The 3rd Infantry Division is a United States Army infantry division based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a direct subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and U.S. Army Forces Command...
  
  
  Commanded by Major General Lucian King Truscott, Jr.
  • 7th Infantry Regiment
    7th Infantry Regiment (United States)
    The United States Army's 7th Infantry Regiment, known as "The Cottenbalers" from an incident that occurred during the Battle of New Orleans, while under the command of Andrew Jackson, when soldiers of the 7th Infantry Regiment held positions behind a breastwork of bales of cotton during the...
    
    
  • 15th Infantry Regiment
  • 30th Infantry Regiment
    30th Infantry Regiment (United States)
    The 30th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment.-Lineage:*Constituted 2 February 1901 in the Regular Army as the 30th Infantry...
    
    
  • 9th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 10th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 39th Field Artillery Battalion
  • 41st Field Artillery Battalion
  • 10th Engineer Combat Battalion

• U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
  U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
  The 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute landing operations. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps....
  
  
  Commanded by Major General Matthew Bunker Ridgway. The 509th Parachute Battalion was held in reserve and never saw action.
  • 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment is an airborne infantry regiment in the United States Army, first formed in 1942 as part of the 82nd Airborne Division.-Organization:...
    
    
  • 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
    The 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment is one of four infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army.Activated in 1942, the regiment participated in the campaigns of Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, Holland and the Battle of the Bulge during World War II...
    
    
  • 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
  • 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
  • 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
  • 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
  • 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
  • 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
  • 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion

British 8th Army

Under the command of General Bernard Law Montgomery.
The British 46th Infantry Division formed a floating reserve, but did
not participate in the Sicily campaign.

Army Troops

• 2nd Special Air Service
  Special Air Service
  Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
  
  
• No. 3 Commando
  No. 3 Commando
  No. 3 Commando was a battalion-sized commando unit raised by the British Army for service during the Second World War. Formed in July 1940 from volunteers for special service, it was the first such unit to carry the title of "Commando"...
  
  
• 40 (Royal Marine) Commando
  40 Commando
  40 Commando RM is a battalion sized formation of the British Royal Marines and subordinate unit within 3 Commando Brigade, the principal Commando formation, under the Operational Command of Commander in Chief Fleet....
  
  
• 41 (Royal Marine) Commando
  41 Commando
  41 Commando or No. 41 Commando was a unit of Royal Marines trained as Commandos during the Second World War. They were part of the all Royal Marine 4th Special Service Brigade that took part in the Normandy Landings in June 1944 and later that served in World War II, the Korean War, and in...
  
  
• 3 companies 2nd/7th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
• 2nd/4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
• 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
• 2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
• 1st Battalion, The Welch Regiment
• 7th Battalion, Royal Marines
  Royal Marines
  The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
  
  

British XIII Corps

Commanded by Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey

Miles Dempsey

General 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...

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• 105th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 6th Army Group Royal Artillery
  • 24th Armoured Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 98th Armoured Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 111th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 66th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 75th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 80th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

• British 5th Infantry Division
  British 5th Infantry Division
  The 5th Infantry Division is a regular army division of the British Army. It was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, and has been active for most of the period since, including the First World War and the...
  
  
  Commanded by Major-General
  Major-General (United Kingdom)
  Major general is a senior rank in the British Army. Since 1996 the highest position within the Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of major general...
  
   Horatio Pettus Mackintosh Berney-Ficklin
  Horatio Pettus Mackintosh Berney-Ficklin
  Major-General Horatio Pettus Mackintosh Berney-Ficklin CB MC was a British Army officer who served in World War I and World War II.-Military career:...
  
   (succeeded by Gerard Bucknall
  Gerard Bucknall
  Lieutenant General Gerard Corfield Bucknall, CB, MC was a British Army officer and corps commander during World War II.-Military career:...
  
   on 3 August).
  • 13th Infantry Brigade
    British 13th Infantry Brigade
    The 13th Infantry Brigade was a regular British Army formation during the Second World War.-History:This brigade was part of the British Expeditionary Force sent to France in 1940. After the retreat from France the 13th Brigade was involved in the landings on Vichy held French Madagascar in 1942...
    
    
    • 2nd Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
    • 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
      Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
      The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was a Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot...
      
      
    • 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
      Wiltshire Regiment
      The Wiltshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment of Foot....
      
      
  • 15th Infantry Brigade
    British 15th Infantry Brigade
    The 15th Infantry Brigade is a British Army brigade. It was part of the regular British 5th Infantry Division during the Second World War, and is now part of the British 2nd Infantry Division in the north of the United Kingdom, with specific responsibility for the areas of North East England and...
    
    
    • 1st Battalion Green Howards
    • 1st Battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
    • 1st Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
      York and Lancaster Regiment
      -History:It was formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*65th Regiment*84th RegimentThe title of the regiment was derived not from the cities of York and Lancaster, or from the counties...
      
      
  • 17th Infantry Brigade
    British 17th Infantry Brigade
    The 17th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the British Army which provided active service in both the First and Second World Wars. It was mainly composed of Regular Army battalions.- History :...
    
    
    • 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
      Royal Scots Fusiliers
      -The Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot :The regiment was raised in Scotland in 1678 by Stuart loyalist Charles Erskine, de jure 5th Earl of Mar for service against the rebel covenanting forces during the Second Whig Revolt . They were used to keep the peace and put down brigands, mercenaries, and...
      
      
    • 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
      Northamptonshire Regiment
      The Northamptonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960. Its lineage is now continued by The Royal Anglian Regiment.-Formation:The regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers reforms...
      
      
    • 6th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
      Seaforth Highlanders
      The Seaforth Highlanders was a historic regiment of the British Army associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The Seaforth Highlanders have varied in size from two battalions to seventeen battalions during the Great War...
      
      
  • 91st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 92nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 156th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 52nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 18th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 5th Reconnaissance Regiment
  • 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment (Machine Gun battalion)
  • 38th, 245th and 252nd Field Companies, Royal Engineers
  • 245th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

• British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
  British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
  The 50th Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War. The two Ts in its insignia represent the two boundaries to its recruitment area, the rivers Tyne and Tees...
  
  
  Commanded by Major-General Sidney Kirkman
  Sidney Kirkman
  General Sir Sidney Chevalier Kirkman GCB, KBE, MC was a general in the British Armed Forces from 1944 to 1950 and Director General of Civil Defence in the Civil Defence Department from 1954 to 1960.-Biography:...
  
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  • 69th Infantry Brigade
    British 69th Infantry Brigade
    .The 69th Infantry Brigade was a World War II British Army formation. It was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit and during the Battle of France served with the British 23rd Division a division which suffered such heavy losses that it was disbanded...
    
    
    • 5th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
      East Yorkshire Regiment
      The East Yorkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the West Yorkshire Regiment , becoming The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of...
      
      
    • 6th Battalion Green Howards
    • 7th Battalion Green Howards
  • 151st Infantry Brigade
    British 151st Infantry Brigade
    The 151st Infantry Brigade was a World War II British Army formation. Part of the British 50th Infantry Division.-Commanders:* Brig. Viscount Downe* Brig. J. A. Barstow* Brig. G. W. E. J. Erskine...
    
    
    • 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
      Durham Light Infantry
      The Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham...
      
      
    • 8th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
    • 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
  • 168th Infantry Brigade
    • 1st Battalion London Irish Regiment
    • 1st Battalion London Scottish Regiment
    • 10th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment
      Royal Berkshire Regiment
      The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 49th Regiment of Foot and the 66th Regiment of Foot.The regiment was originally formed as The Princess Charlotte of Wales's , taking the...
      
      
  • 74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 90th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 124th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 102nd (Northumberland Hussars
    Northumberland Hussars
    The Northumberland Hussars is a Squadron of The Queen's Own Yeomanry is an armoured Squadron of the British Territorial Army. It is part of a Formation Reconnaissance Regiment, equipped with the FV107 Scimitar and FV103 Spartan type armoured reconnaissance vehicles...
    
    ) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 25th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 2nd Battalion The Cheshire Regiment (MG)
  • 233rd, 501st and 505th Field Companies, Royal Engineers

• British 78th Infantry Division
  British 78th Infantry Division
  The British 78th Infantry Division, also known as the Battleaxe Division, fought in the Second World War in North Africa and Italy.- History :...
  
  
  Commanded by Major-General Vyvyan Evelegh
  Vyvyan Evelegh
  Major-General Vyvyan Evelegh CB OBE DSO was a British army officer during World War II.-Miitary career:Evelegh was appointed an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1940, Commander of 11th Infantry Brigade in 1941 and Assistant Commandant at the Staff College, Camberley in 1942...
  
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  • 11th Infantry Brigade
    British 11th Infantry Brigade
    The 11th Infantry Brigade is a British Army regular formation that served in both the First and Second World Wars. Deactivated in 1958 it was reactivated in 2008 to assume command of the planned Operation Herrick deployment to Afghanistan in late 2009....
    
    
    • 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
      Lancashire Fusiliers
      The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.- Formation and early history:...
      
      
    • 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment
      East Surrey Regiment
      The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st Regiment of Foot and the 70th Regiment of Foot...
      
      
    • 5th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment
  • 36th Infantry Brigade
    British 36th Infantry Brigade
    The 36th Infantry Brigade was a British Army formation.This brigade fought in both the First and Second World Wars. The brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army brigade.-World War I:...
    
    
    • 6th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment
    • 5th Battalion Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
    • 8th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade
    • 6th Battalion Royal Iniskilling Fusiliers
    • 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
      Royal Irish Fusiliers
      The Royal Irish Fusiliers was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of the 87th Regiment of Foot and the 89th Regiment of Foot in 1881. The regiment's first title in 1881 was Princess Victoria's , changed in 1920 to The Royal Irish Fusiliers...
      
      
    • 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles
      London Irish Rifles
      The London Irish Rifles is now known more formally known as "D Company, London Regiment" and is a volunteer Rifle Regiment with a distinguished history...
      
      
  • 56th Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps
    Royal Armoured Corps
    The Royal Armoured Corps is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army...
    
    
  • 17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 132nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 138th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 64th Anti-Tank Regiment, 142nd Field Regiment, RA
  • 49th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 1st Battalion, Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's) (Machine Gun)
  • 214th, 237th and 256th Field Companies, Royal Engineers
  • 281st Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

• British 1st Airborne Division
  British 1st Airborne Division
  The 1st Airborne Division was a division of the British airborne forces during the Second World War. The division was formed in 1941, after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill demanded an airborne force...
  
  
  Commanded by Major-General George F. Hopkinson
  George F. Hopkinson
  Major-General George Frederick Hopkinson OBE MC was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Airborne Division during the Second World War...
  
  . Did not participate as a division.
  • British 1st Airlanding Brigade
    British 1st Airlanding Brigade
    The 1st Airlanding Brigade was an airborne brigade of the British Army during the Second World War and the only glider infantry formation assigned to the 1st Airborne Division....
    
    
    • 1st Battalion The Border Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
      South Staffordshire Regiment
      The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 38th Regiment of Foot and the 80th Regiment of Foot. In 1959 the regiment was amlagamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment...
      
      
    • 9th Field Company, Royal Engineers
  • British 1st Parachute Brigade
    British 1st Parachute Brigade
    The 1st Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War. As its name indicates, the unit was the first parachute brigade formation in the British Army....
    
    
    • 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment
    • 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment
    • 16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
      16th (Parachute) Field Ambulance
      The 16th Field Ambulance was a Royal Army Medical Corps unit of the British airborne forces during the Second World War. The unit was the first parachute field ambulance unit of the British Army. Their first deployment was in Operation Torch the Allied landings in North Africa. This was followed...
      
      
    • 1st Airlanding Anti-tank Battery, Royal Artillery

• British 4th Armoured Brigade
  British 4th Armoured Brigade
  The 4th Mechanized Brigade is a British Army brigade.The 4th Armoured Brigade was formed during the Second World War, as an armoured brigade of the 7th Armoured Division....
  
  
  • 3rd County of London Yeomanry (The Sharpshooters)
    3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry
    The 3rd/4th County of London Yeomanry was formed in July 1944 by the amalgamation at Carpiquet Airfield in Normandy of the two existing Sharpshooters' regiments: the 3rd County of London Yeomanry and 4th County of London Yeomanry , both of which were veterans of the 8th Army...
    
    
  • 44th Royal Tank Regiment
    44th Royal Tank Regiment
    The 44th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army during the Second World War. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
    
    
  • A Squadron, 1st (Royal) Dragoons

British XXX Corps

Commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese

Oliver Leese

Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, KCB, CBE, DSO was a British general during World War II.-Early years:...

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• 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 5th Army Group Royal Artillery
  • 57th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 58th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 78th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 64th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 70th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 11th (Honourable Artillery Company
    Honourable Artillery Company
    The Honourable Artillery Company was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII. Today it is a Registered Charity whose purpose is to attend to the “better defence of the realm"...
    
    ) Royal Horse Artillery
  • 142nd Armoured Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

• 1st Canadian Infantry Division
  1st Canadian Infantry Division
  The 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....
  
  
  Commanded by Major-General Guy Granville Simonds
  Guy Simonds
  Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD was a Canadian Army officer who commanded the II Canadian Corps during World War II. He served as acting commander of the First Canadian Army, leading the Allied forces to victory in the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944...
  
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  • 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade
    • The Royal Canadian Regiment
      The Royal Canadian Regiment
      The 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...
      
      
    • Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment
    • 48th Highlanders of Canada
      48th Highlanders of Canada
      The 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....
      
      
  • 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade
    • Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
      Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
      Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of the three regular force infantry regiments of the Canadian Army. The regiment is composed of four battalions including a primary reserve battalion, for a total of 2,000 soldiers...
      
      
    • Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
    • Loyal Edmonton Regiment
  • 3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade
    • Royal 22^e Régiment
      Royal 22e Régiment
      The 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...
      
      
    • Carleton and York Regiment
      The Royal New Brunswick Regiment
      The 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,...
      
      
    • West Nova Scotia Regiment
  • 1st Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
    Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
    The Royal Canadian Horse Artillery is the name given to the regular field artillery units of the Canadian Army. RCHA units are the senior units of the Canadian land field force, with a history dating back to the birth of Canada as a nation...
    
    
  • 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
  • 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
  • The Saskatoon Light Infantry (Machine Gun)
  • 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
  • 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
  • 4th Reconnaissance Regiment (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
    4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards
    The 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards is an inactive armoured regiment of the Canadian militia.-Lineage:The Regiment's history dates back to Ottawa in the early 1870s and its membership in Canada's militia...
    
    )
  • No. 1 Defence and Employment Platoon (Lorne Scots)
  • 1st, 3rd and 4th Field Companies , Royal Canadian Engineers
  • 2nd Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engineers

• 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade
  • 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment)
  • 12th Armoured Regiment (The Three Rivers Regiment
    12e Régiment blindé du Canada
    The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada is a Canadian Forces armoured regiment based in CFB Valcartier, on the outskirts of Quebec City...
    
    )
  • 14th Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment
    The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
    The King's Own Calgary Regiment , or KOCR, is an armoured unit of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve based at the Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta....
    
    )

• British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division
  British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (World War II)
  For the First World War unit, see 51st Division .The 51st Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division that fought during the Second World War...
  
  
  Commanded by Major-General Douglas Wimberley
  Douglas Wimberley
  Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley CB, DSO, MC was commander of the 51st Division at the Second Battle of El Alamein in World War II and lead it across North Africa to Sicily....
  
  .
  • 152nd Infantry Brigade
    • 5th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
      Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
      The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1793. In 1961 it was merged with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders...
      
      
    • 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
    • 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
  • 153rd Infantry Brigade
    • 5th Battalion Black Watch
      Black Watch
      The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II....
      
      
    • 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
    • 5/7th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
  • 154th Infantry Brigade
    • 1st Battalion Black Watch
    • 7th Battalion Black Watch
    • 7th Battalion Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
  • 126th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 127th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 128th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 61st Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 40th Light Antiaircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 1st/7th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) (Machine Gun battalion)
  • 7th Battalion Royal Marines (under command 19 to 29 July)
  • 274th 275th and 275th Field Companies, Royal Engineers
  • 239th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers

• British 23rd Armoured Brigade
  British 23rd Armoured Brigade
  The 23rd Armoured Brigade was originally formed as the 23rd Army Tank Brigade, a second-line Territorial Army unit of the British Army during Second World War...
  
  
  HQ 23rd Armoured Brigade HQ fought as Arrow Force in mid July with 2nd battalion Seaforth Highlanders (from 152nd Brigade) under command together with elements of 50th RTR and 11th (HAC) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery as well as an anti-tank battery and a machine gun company.
  • 50th Royal Tank Regiment
    50th Royal Tank Regiment
    The 50th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army during the Second World War. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps....
    
    
  • 46th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 40th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 11th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps

• British 231st Infantry Brigade
  British 231st Infantry Brigade
  .- History :The 231st Infantry Brigade was a Second World War British Army unit, originally formed from the 1st Malta Brigade.It was composed of regular British Army battalions, was stationed on Malta at the start of the Second World War...
  
  
  • 2nd Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment
    The Devonshire Regiment
    The Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:...
    
    
  • 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment
  • 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
  • 165th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
  • 295th Field Company, Royal Engineers

Allied Air Forces

At the time of Operation Husky, the Allied

Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries that opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War . Former Axis states contributing to the Allied victory are not considered Allied states...

 air forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theaters were organized as the Mediterranean Air Command

Mediterranean Air Command

The Mediterranean Air Command was the official Allied air force command organization in the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations between February 18 and December 10, 1943. MAC was commanded by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder whose headquarters were established next to those...

 (MAC) under Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder. The major sub-command of MAC was the Northwest African Air Forces

Northwest African Air Forces

Northwest African Air Forces was the principal sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command created when the Allied air forces in North Africa and the Mediterranean Theater of Operations were reorganized in February of 1943...

 (NAAF) under the command of Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz

Carl Spaatz

Carl Andrew "Tooey" Spaatz GBE was an American World War II general and the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He was of German descent.-Early life:...

. NAAF consisted primarily of units from the United States 12th Air Force (also under Spaatz), the US 9th Air Force under Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis Hyde Brereton was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force...

, and the British Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 (RAF). In addition to NAAF, Middle East Command

RAF Middle East Command

Middle East Command was a command of the Royal Air Force formed on December 29, 1941 by renaming Headquarters RAF Middle East. During the early part of the Second World War the Command was one of the three major British service commands in the Middle East, the others being the British Army's...

, AHQ Malta

AHQ Malta

AHQ Malta was an overseas command of the Royal Air Force established on December 28, 1941 by renaming RAF Mediterranean under Air Vice Marshal Hugh Lloyd....

, RAF Gibraltar

RAF Gibraltar

Royal Air Force Station Gibraltar, better known as RAF Gibraltar and formally as North Front, is a Royal Air Force station on Gibraltar. No military aircraft are currently stationed there, but there are regular visits...

, and No. 216 (Transfer and Ferry) Group

No. 216 Group RAF

No. 216 Group was a command of the Royal Air Force during World War II established on May 21, 1942. The group was renamed No. 216 Group on September 9, 1942 and placed under the command of Air Commodore Whitney Straight the following day.No...

, were major sub-commands of MAC under Tedder who reported to the Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

 for the Allied NAAF operations, but to the British Chiefs of Staff for the RAF Command operations. AHQ Malta under Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park

Keith Park

Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC, RAF was a New Zealand soldier, First World War flying ace and Second World War Royal Air Force commander...

 provided key air support during Operation Husky. A Desert Air Task Force consisting of B-25 Mitchell

B-25 Mitchell

The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades.The B-25 was named...

 medium bombers (12th and 340th Bombardment Groups) and P40 Warhawk fighters (57th, 79th, and 324th Fighter Groups) from the U.S. 9th Air Force operated under Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham

Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC, RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. During the First World War, he was at Gallipoli with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, where he became a flying ace...

's Northwest African Tactical Air Force

Northwest African Tactical Air Force

The Northwest African Tactical Air Force was a sub-command of the Northwest African Air Forces which itself was a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command...

 and these groups moved to airfields on Sicily soon after the invasion. In the MAC organization established at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, the U.S. 9th Air Force was a sub-command of Middle East Command

RAF Middle East Command

Middle East Command was a command of the Royal Air Force formed on December 29, 1941 by renaming Headquarters RAF Middle East. During the early part of the Second World War the Command was one of the three major British service commands in the Middle East, the others being the British Army's...

 under Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas.

Mediterranean Air Command (Allied)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, Headquarters at Algiers, Algeria

Northwest African Air Forces

Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz

Carl Spaatz

Carl Andrew "Tooey" Spaatz GBE was an American World War II general and the first Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He was of German descent.-Early life:...

, Headquarters at Maison Carree, Algeria

Northwest African Strategic Air Force

Major General James H. Doolittle

Jimmy Doolittle

General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle, USAF was an American aviation pioneer. Doolittle served as a brigadier general, major general and lieutenant general in the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War...

,
Headquarters at Constantine, Algeria

Constantine, Algeria

Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...

• 5th Bombardment Wing (Heavy)

Northwest African Coastal Air Force

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd, Headquarters at Algiers, Algeria

• No. 242 Group RAF
  No. 242 Group RAF
  No. 242 Group was a group of the British Royal Air Force formed on 24 August 1942. Its first commander was Air Commodore George Lawson.-History:...
  
   (Air Commodore Kenneth Cross
  Kenneth Cross
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Kenneth Brian Boyd Cross KCB CBE DSO DFC RAF , was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He was commonly known as Bing.-RAF career:...
  
  )
  • No. 323 Wing RAF
    • No. 73 Squadron
      No. 73 Squadron RAF
      -World War I:It was initially a unit of the Royal Flying Corps and was formed out of the Central Flying School, based at Upavon, Wiltshire. Eight days after, the new unit moved to Lilbourne, near Rugby....
      
      , Spitfire
    • No. 255 Squadron
      No. 255 Squadron RAF
      No. 255 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a night-fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
      
      , Beaufighter
    • No. II/5 Escadre (French), P-40
    • No. II/7 Escadre (French), Spitfire
    • No. 283 Squadron
      No. 283 Squadron RAF
      No. 283 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that served during the Second world war in the air-sea rescue mission role whilst flying Supermarine Walruses and both in ASR and the anti-submarine patrol role whilst flying Vickers Warwicks.-History:...
      
      , Walrus (Air Sea Rescue)
    • No. 284 Squadron
      No. 284 Squadron RAF
      -History:No. 284 Squadron was formed at RAF Gravesend, England on the 7 May 1943 from detachments of other air-sea rescue squadrons as an air-sea rescue squadron. The squadron moved to RAF Hal Far, Malta in July 1943. The squadron was equipped with the Supermarine Walrus and was responsible for...
      
      , Walrus (Air Sea Rescue)
  • No. 328 Wing
    • No. 14 Squadron
      No. 14 Squadron RAF
      No. 14 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Beechcraft Shadow R1 in the ISTAR role from RAF Waddington.-World War I:...
      
      , B-26 Marauder
    • No. 39 Squadron
      No. 39 Squadron RAF
      No. 39 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the MQ-9 Reaper since 2007, operating from Creech AFB, Nevada, USA.-World War I:39 Squadron was founded at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome in April 1916 with B.E.2s and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12s in an attempt to defend against German Zeppelin raids on...
      
      , Beaufort
    • No. 47 Squadron
      No. 47 Squadron RAF
      No. 47 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Hercules from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.-First formation:No. 47 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed at Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire on 1 March 1916 as a home defence unit, protecting Hull and East Yorkshire against attack by German...
      
      , Beaufort
    • No. 144 Squadron
      No. 144 Squadron RAF
      No. 144 Squadron, RAF, was a British aviation and missle squadron during World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.-World War I:No. 144 Squadron, RFC, was formed at Port Said, Egypt, on 20th March 1918...
      
      , Beaufighter
    • No. 52 Squadron
      No. 52 Squadron RAF
      No. 52 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 52 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed as a Corps Reconnaissance squadron at Hounslow Heath Aerodrome on 15 May 1916. It moved to France in November that year, being...
      
       Baltimore
    • No. 221 Squadron
      No. 221 Squadron RAF
      No. 221 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I and World War II. Its motto was "From sea to sea".-History:The Squadron was formed in Greece on 1 April 1918, from 'D' Squadron of No. 2 Wing RNAS. Initially engaged in anti-submarine warfare in the Aegean, it was sent...
      
       (Det.), Wellington
    • No. 458 Squadron
      No. 458 Squadron RAAF
      No. 458 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force squadron during World War II. It was formed in Australia, under the Empire Air Training Scheme. The Squadron flew various versions of Vickers Wellington bombers, first in Europe and later in the Middle East.-Over Europe:No. 458 was formed at...
      
       (RAAF), Wellington

Source

British Units	American Units
RAF Units No. 13 Squadron, Blenheim No. 614 Squadron No. 614 Squadron RAF 614 Squadron was originally formed on 1 June 1937 as an army co-opeation squadron unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served during the Second World War first in this role and later as a bomber squadron... , Blenheim No. 36 Squadron No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Cramlington on February 1, 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1975.-First World War:No... , Wellington No. 253 Squadron No. 253 Squadron RAF RAF 253 Squadron was based at RAF Waterbeach in the two years 1955 to 1957. It flew Vampire and Venom fighter aircraft.253 squadron Nighthawks.Squadron commander wing commander FinlaysonOne Vampire T Mk 11... , Hurricane No. 274 Squadron No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF began to form as a patrol squadron, intended to fly Vickers Vimys, at Seaton Carew in November 1918 a few days before the end of World War I. The squadron formation was then cancelled. It was reformed on 15 June 1919 as a bomber squadron, flying Handley Page V/1500s, but...  Hurricane No. 313 Squadron No. 313 Squadron RAF No. 313 Squadron RAF was a Czechoslovakian-manned fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.It was first formed at Catterick on 10 May 1941, equipped with Spitfire I fighters and crewed mostly by escaped Czechslovakian pilots... , Hurricane No. 500 Squadron No. 500 Squadron RAF No. 500 Squadron AAF was formed in 1931 as a Special Reserve squadron and in 1936 became part of the Auxiliary Air Force. It served in a number of roles before being disbanded in 1957.-Formation and early years:... , Hudson No. 608 Squadron No. 608 Squadron RAF No. 608 Squadron was an Auxiliary Air Force squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It flew during its existence as a bomber, fighter and reconnaissance unit and was the only RAF squadron to be equipped with the unsuccessful Blackburn Botha torpedo bomber.-Formation and early years:... , Hudson No. 1575 Flight, Halifax, Ventura	52nd Fighter Group Lieutenant Colonel James Coward 2nd Squadron 2d Fighter Squadron The 2d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force Unit. It was last part of the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida... , Spitfire 4th Squadron 4th Fighter Squadron The 4th Fighter Squadron is part of the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-History:... , Spitfire 5th Squadron, Spitfire ---- 414th Nightfighter Squadron, Beaufighter 415th Nightfighter Squadron, Beaufighter
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...  Units Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance 813 NAS 813 Naval Air Squadron 813 Naval Air Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II and again post-war. It initially operated Swordfish Mk Is from the aircraft carrier Illustrious and took part in the successful raid on Taranto in November 1940.In July 1943, the squadron was a...  (Det.), Swordfish 820 NAS 820 Naval Air Squadron 820 Naval Air Squadron is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed in April 1933 with the transferral of the Fairey III aircraft from 405 Flight Royal Air Force to the Fleet Air Arm... , Albacore c 821 NAS 821 Naval Air Squadron 821 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed on 3 April 1933 with the transferral and amalgamation of the Fairey III aircraft from 446 and half of 455 Flight Flights Royal Air Force to the newly formed Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force... , Albacore n 826 NAS, Albacore r 828 NAS 828 Naval Air Squadron 828 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed in September 1940 as a torpedo spotter reconnaissance squadron... , Albacore r	81st Fighter Group Lieutenant Colonel Michael Gordon ---- Oran, Algeria Sector: 92nd Squadron, P-39 Airacobra 1st Air Defense Wing: 91st Squadron, P-39 Airacobra 93rd Squadron 93d Fighter Squadron The 93d Fighter Squadron is part of the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-History:... , P-39 Airacobra
Bone, Algeria Sector: No. 32 Squadron, Hurricane No. 87 Squadron No. 87 Squadron RAF No. 87 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and Second World War.-World War I:87 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was first formed on 1 September 1917 at Upavon from elements of the Central Flying School... , Hurricane No. 219 Squadron No. 219 Squadron RAF No. 219 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was originally founded in 1918 and disbanded in 1957 after four separate periods of service. During the First World War it served as a coastal defence unit, and through most of the Second World War and the 1950s it operated as a night fighter air defence... , Beaufighter	350th Fighter Group 350th Fighter Group The 350th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the III Fighter Command, being stationed at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.... Lieutenant Colonel Marvin McNickle 345th Squadron 345th Fighter Squadron The 345th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 350th Fighter Group stationed at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:... , P-39 Airacobra 346th Squadron 346th Fighter Squadron The 346th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 350th Fighter Group stationed at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:... , P-39 Airacobra 347th Squadron 347th Fighter Squadron The 347th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 350th Fighter Group stationed at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945.-History:... , P-39 Airacobra
2nd Air Defense Wing: ---- No. 153 Squadron No. 153 Squadron RAF No. 153 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force. On 1 July, 1958, the unit was renumbered as No. 25 Squadron RAF.-Aircraft operated:... , Beaufighter	480th Antisubmarine Group Colonel Jack Roberts 1st Squadron 1st Antisubmarine Squadron The 1st Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico... , B-24 Liberator 2nd Squadron 2d Antisubmarine Squadron The 2d Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico... , B-24 Liberator

Notes:

1. The 1st and 2nd Antisubmarine Squadrons were assigned to NACAF for administration and placed under the operational control of United States Navy Fleet Air Wing 15 of the Moroccan Sea Frontier commanded by Rear Admiral Frank J. Lowry
2. Air Ministry was asked to provide two additional Wellington squadrons.

Northwest African Tactical Air Force

Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham

Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)

Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC, RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. During the First World War, he was at Gallipoli with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, where he became a flying ace...

, Headquarters at Hammamet, Tunisia

• Desert Air Force

  Desert Air Force

  The Desert Air Force , also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, AHQ Western Desert, the Western Desert Air Force, Desert Air Force, and the First Tactical Air Force , was an Allied tactical air force initially created from No...

  
  

Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst

Harry Broadhurst

Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst GCB, KBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, AFC, RAF , commonly known as Broady, was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-Early life:...

• • No. 7 Wing (SAAF)
    • No. 2 Squadron SAAF, Supermarine Spitfire
      Supermarine Spitfire
      The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s...
      
      
    • No. 4 Squadron SAAF, Spitfire
    • No. 5 Squadron SAAF, Curtiss Kittyhawk
      Curtiss P-40
      The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was an American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. The P-40 design was a modification of the previous Curtiss P-36 Hawk which reduced development time and enabled a rapid entry into production and operational...
      
      

• • No. 239 (Fighter) Wing RAF, Kittyhawk
    • No. 3 Squadron RAAF
      No. 3 Squadron RAAF
      No. 3 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron. It was first formed in 1916 and currently operates F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from RAAF Base Williamtown, near Newcastle, New South Wales.-World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 112 Squadron RAF
      No. 112 Squadron RAF
      No. 112 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It served in both the First World War and Second World War and was active for three periods during the Cold War. It is nicknamed "The Shark Squadron", an allusion to the fact that it was the first unit from any air force to use the famous...
      
      
    • No. 250 Squadron RAF
      No. 250 Squadron RAF
      No. 250 squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II.It operated Kittyhawk IIIs out of southern Italy in 1943-44....
      
      
    • No. 260 Squadron RAF
      No. 260 Squadron RAF
      No. 260 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a reconnaissance and anti–submarine unit in World War I and a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
      
      
    • No. 450 Squadron RAAF
      No. 450 Squadron RAAF
      No. 450 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It was the second RAAF Article XV squadron formed for service with the British military, under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan...
      
      

• • No. 244 (Fighter) Wing RAF, Spitfires
    • No. 1 Squadron SAAF
    • No. 92 Squadron RCAF
    • No. 145 Squadron RCAF
    • No. 417 Squadron RCAF
      No. 417 Squadron RCAF
      417 Combat Support Squadron is an Air Force unit with the Canadian Forces. Based at CFB Cold Lake it provides helicopter support to the base operations. Since 1994, it has also provided Search and Rescue.-History:...
      
      
    • No. 601 Squadron RAF
      No. 601 Squadron RAF
      No. 601 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in London. The squadron battle honours most notably include the Battle of Britain and the first Americans to fly in World War II were members of this squadron.-History:...
      
      

• • No. 322 (Fighter) Wing RAF, Colin Falkland Gray
    Colin Falkland Gray
    Group Captain Colin Falkland Gray DSO, DFC and Two Bars was the top New Zealand fighter ace of the Second World War. Gray was credited with 27 aerial kills, two shared destroyed, six probable kills, with a further four shared probables.-Early life:He and his twin brother Ken were born in...
    
    , Spitfires
    • No. 81 Squadron RAF
      No. 81 Squadron RAF
      No 81 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew Fighter aircraft during the Second World War, and reconnaissance aircraft in the Far East after the war, but was disbanded in 1970.-First World War:No...
      
      
    • No. 152 Squadron RAF
      No. 152 Squadron RAF
      No. 152 Squadron of the Royal Air Force .-History:No 152 Squadron was formed on 1 October 1918 at Rochford as a Camel night fighter unit. 30 June 1919, the squadron disbanded....
      
      
    • No. 154 Squadron RAF
      No. 154 Squadron RAF
      No. 154 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
      
      
    • No. 232 Squadron RAF
      No. 232 Squadron RAF
      No. 232 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was active in both World War I and World War II in a variety of roles, having seen action as an anti-submarine patrol, fighter and transport squadron.-In World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 242 Squadron RAF
      No. 242 Squadron RAF
      No. 242 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron. It flew in many roles during its active service and it is also known for being the first squadron Douglas Bader commanded.-In World War I:No...
      
      
  • No. 324 (Fighter) Wing RAF, Spitfires
    • No. 43 Squadron RAF
      No. 43 Squadron RAF
      No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland in the air defence role until disbanded in July 2009.-In World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 72 Squadron RAF
      No. 72 Squadron RAF
      No. 72 Squadron Royal Air Force started its service life supporting the army during World War I on operations in Middle East and afterwards was quickly disbanded. In its second incarnation the squadron was a real fighter unit, transitioning from Gloster Gladiator biplanes to Gloster Javelin...
      
      
    • No. 93 Squadron RAF
      No. 93 Squadron RAF
      No. 93 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Turbinlite-equipped Bostons from RAF Burtonwood, making night attacks and towing aerial mine charges with steel cables....
      
      
    • No. 111 Squadron RAF
      No. 111 Squadron RAF
      No. 111 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland until March 2011, when the squadron was disbanded, ending the Tornado F3's RAF service.-In World War I:...
      
      
    • No. 243 Squadron RAF
      No. 243 Squadron RAF
      RAF 243 Squadron was a RAF squadron in World War II which was based at Kallang Airport in Singapore, and fought during the Battle of Singapore in 1941-42 with the inadequate Brewster Buffalo fighter....
      
      
  • 57th Fighter Group (USAAF)
    Colonel Arthur Salisbury
    • 64th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
    • 65th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
    • 66th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
  • 79th Fighter Group
    79th Fighter Group
    The 79th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Air Defense Command 30th Air Division, being assigned to Youngstown Air Force Base, Ohio. It was inactivated on 1 March 1960.-World War II:...
    
     (USAAF)
    Colonel Earl Bates
    • 85th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
    • 86th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
    • 87th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
  • No. 285 (Reconnaissance) Wing RAF
    • No. 40 Squadron SAAF, Det., Spitfire
    • No. 60 Squadron SAAF, Mosquito
    • No. 1437 Flight RAF, Mustang
  • No. 6 Squadron
    No. 6 Squadron RAF
    No. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Leuchars.It was previously equipped with the Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until...
    
    , Hurricane ground attack

• XII Air Support Command
  Major General Edwin House

• • 27th Fighter-Bomber Group (USAAF)
    Lieutenant Colonel John Stevenson
    John D. Stevenson (Air Force general)
    John D. Stevenson was a U.S. Air Force general. A Native of Laramie, Wyoming, he graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1937, ranked 15th in a class of 300. On graduation he entered the Army Air Force Flying School, completing this training in October 1938...
    
    
    • 522nd Squadron, A-36 Mustang
    • 523rd Squadron, A-36 Mustang
    • 524th Squadron
      524th Fighter Squadron
      The 524th Special Operations Squadron is a Special Operations squadron of the United States Air Force, based at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, with the 27th Special Operations Wing.It is nicknamed the “Hounds of Heaven”.-History:...
      
      , A-36 Mustang
  • 86th Fighter-Bomber Group (USAAF)
    Major Clinton True
    • 525th Squadron
      525th Fighter Squadron
      The 525th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 3d Operations Group and stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.-Overview:...
      
      , A-36 Mustang
    • 526th Squadron
      526th Fighter Squadron
      The 526th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Operations Group, based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It was inactivated on July 1, 1994.-World War II:...
      
      , A-36 Mustang
    • 527th Squadron, A-36 Mustang
  • 33d Fighter Group (USAAF)
    Colonel William Momyer
    William W. Momyer
    General William Wallace Momyer was commander of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command.-Early life:Momyer was born in 1916, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, attended Broadway High School in Seattle, Washington, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Washington in 1937...
    
    
    • 58th Squadron
      58th Fighter Squadron
      The 58th Fighter Squadron is part of the 33d Fighter Wing, a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing for the F-35A, B, and C, organized under Air Education and Training Command's 19th Air Force, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida...
      
      , P-40 Warhawk
    • 59th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
    • 60th Squadron
      60th Fighter Squadron
      The 60th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. It was last assigned to the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida...
      
      , P-40 Warhawk
    • 99th Squadron, P-40, Detached
  • 324th Fighter Group
    324th Fighter Group
    The 324th Fighter Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with XII Air Support Command, stationed at Fliegerhorst Stuttgart-Echterdingen , Germany. It was inactivated on 7 November 1945....
    
     (USAAF)
    Colonel William McNown
    • 314th Squadron
      314th Fighter Squadron
      The 314th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 58th Operations Group. stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It was inactivated on 1 April 1994.-World War II:...
      
      , P-40 Warhawk
    • 315th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
    • 316th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
  • 31st Fighter Group (USAAF)
    Lieutenant Colonel Frank Hill
    • 307th Squadron
      307th Fighter Squadron
      The 307th Fighter Squadron is part of the 414th Fighter Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.-Mission:...
      
      , Spitfire
    • 308th Squadron
      308th Fighter Squadron
      The 308th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.-Mission:The 308th FS , fly Block 42 F-16C/Ds, wearing the dark green and white checkerboard fin band onducting F-16 Fighting Falcon crew training for active duty USAF pilots.-World War II:Initially...
      
      , Spitfire
    • 309th Squadron
      309th Fighter Squadron
      The 309th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.-Mission:...
      
      , Spitfire
  • 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Mustang

• Tactical Bomber Force

Air Commodore Laurence Sinclair

Laurence Frank Sinclair

Air Vice Marshal Sir Laurence Frank Sinclair GC, KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar was awarded the George Cross for rescuing a severely injured airman from a crashed and burning plane.-RAF career:...

• • No. 3 Wing SAAF
    • No. 12 Squadron SAAF, Boston
    • No. 21 Squadron SAAF, Baltimore
    • No. 24 Squadron SAAF, Boston
  • No. 232 (Light Bomber) Wing RAF
    • No. 55 Squadron RAF
      No. 55 Squadron RAF
      No. 55 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1916 at Castle Bromwich as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps. No. 55 Squadron was the last RAF Squadron to operationally fly the Handley Page Victor, in its Victor K.2 in-flight refuelling tanker role. It was subsequently a...
      
      , Baltimore
    • No. 223 Squadron RAF
      No. 223 Squadron RAF
      No. 223 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Originally formed as part of the Royal Naval Air Service , the Squadron flew in both World Wars.-History:...
      
      , Baltimore
  • 33d Fighter Group (USAAF)
    Colonel William Momyer
    William W. Momyer
    General William Wallace Momyer was commander of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command.-Early life:Momyer was born in 1916, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, attended Broadway High School in Seattle, Washington, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Washington in 1937...
    
    
    • 58th Squadron
      58th Fighter Squadron
      The 58th Fighter Squadron is part of the 33d Fighter Wing, a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing for the F-35A, B, and C, organized under Air Education and Training Command's 19th Air Force, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida...
      
      , P-40 Warhawk
    • 59th Squadron, P-40 Warhawk
    • 60th Squadron
      60th Fighter Squadron
      The 60th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force squadron. It was last assigned to the 33d Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida...
      
      , P-40 Warhawk
    • 99th Squadron, P-40, Detached
  • No. 326 (Light Bomber) Wing RAF
    • No. 18 Squadron RAF
      No. 18 Squadron RAF
      No. 18 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the CH-47 Chinook HC.2 from RAF Odiham. No. 18 Squadron was the first and is currently the largest RAF operator of the Chinook.-First World War:...
      
      , Boston
    • No. 114 Squadron RAF
      No. 114 Squadron RAF
      -Formation and World War I:No. 114 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed In Lahore, India on 27 Sep 1917. It was equipped with the B.E.2 and Bristol F2B and operated on the North-West Frontier...
      
      , Boston
  • 47th Bombardment Group (USAAF)
    Colonel Malcolm Green, Jr.
    • 84th Squadron, A-20 Havoc
    • 85th Squadron, A-20 Havoc
    • 86th Squadron, A-20 Havoc
    • 97th Squadron, A-20 Havoc
  • 31st Fighter Group (USAAF)
    Lieutenant Colonel Frank Hill
    • 307th Squadron
      307th Fighter Squadron
      The 307th Fighter Squadron is part of the 414th Fighter Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.-Mission:...
      
      , Spitfire
    • 308th Squadron
      308th Fighter Squadron
      The 308th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.-Mission:The 308th FS , fly Block 42 F-16C/Ds, wearing the dark green and white checkerboard fin band onducting F-16 Fighting Falcon crew training for active duty USAF pilots.-World War II:Initially...
      
      , Spitfire
    • 309th Squadron
      309th Fighter Squadron
      The 309th Fighter Squadron is part of the 56th Operations Group at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting advanced fighter training.-Mission:...
      
      , Spitfire
  • 12th Bombardment Group (USAAF)
    Colonel Edward Backus
    • 81st Squadron, B-25 Mitchell
    • 82nd Squadron, B-25 Mitchell
    • 83rd Squadron, B-25 Mitchell
    • 434th Squadron
      434th Bombardment Squadron
      The 434th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 12th Bombardment Group, stationed at Fort Lawton, Washington. It was inactivated on 22 January 1946-History:...
      
      , B-25 Mitchell
  • 340th Bombardment Group (USAAF)
    Lieutenant Colonel Adolph Tokaz
    • 486th Squadron
      486th Bombardment Squadron
      The 486th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 22d Bombardment Wing, stationed at March Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 July 1971-History:...
      
      , B-25 Mitchell
    • 487th Squadron
      487th Bombardment Squadron
      The 487th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 340th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. It was inactivated on 1 September 1963-History:...
      
      , B-25 Mitchell
    • 488th Squadron
      488th Bombardment Squadron
      The 488th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 340th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.. It was inactivated on 1 September 1963-History:...
      
      , B-25 Mitchell
    • 489th Squadron
      489th Bombardment Squadron
      The 489th Reconnaissance Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit. The 489th Bombardment Squadron was previously assigned to the 340th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri...
      
      , B-25 Mitchell
  • No. 225 Squadron RAF
    No. 225 Squadron RAF
    No. 225 Squadron RAF was formed on 1 April 1918 at Alimini, Italy from part of No. 6 Wing RNAS, and was equipped with Sopwith Camels. The squadron disbanded on 18 December 1918....
    
    , Spitfire
  • No. 241 Squadron RAF
    No. 241 Squadron RAF
    No. 241 Squadron is a former squadron of the Royal Air Force formed during the First World War.-History:No. 241 Squadron was formed in August 1918 from the former Royal Naval Air Service flights operating at the RNAS seaplane station at the Isle of Portland and their airfield at Chickerell;...
    
    , Hurricane

For Operation Husky, No. 242 Group

No. 242 Group RAF

No. 242 Group was a group of the British Royal Air Force formed on 24 August 1942. Its first commander was Air Commodore George Lawson.-History:...

, originally a component of NATAF in February 1943, was assigned to the Northwest African Coastal Air Force

Northwest African Coastal Air Force

The Northwest African Coastal Air Force was a sub-command of the Northwest African Air Forces which itself was a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command...

 (NACAF). At the same time, Air Headquarters, Western Desert became known as the Desert Air Force

Desert Air Force

The Desert Air Force , also known chronologically as Air Headquarters Western Desert, Air Headquarters Libya, AHQ Western Desert, the Western Desert Air Force, Desert Air Force, and the First Tactical Air Force , was an Allied tactical air force initially created from No...

. All of the fighter units of Desert Air Force formed No. 211 (Offensive Fighter) Group

No. 211 Group RAF

No 211 Group or No. 211 Group was a Group of the Royal Air Force formed on 10 December 1941 by renaming Nucleus Group Western Desert. The group was officially disbanded from 3 February 1942 to 12 March 1943, although some references refer to some of its original squadrons during this period as...

 commanded by Air Commodore Richard Atcherley

Richard Atcherley

Air Marshal Sir Richard Llewellyn Roger Atcherley KBE, CB, AFC & Bar was a senior commander in the RAF who also served as chief of Air Staff for the Royal Pakistan Air Force.-Early life:...

 on April 11, 1943 in Tripoli. The 99th Fighter Squadron

Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen is the popular name of a group of African American pilots who fought in World War II. Formally, they were the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps....

 was assigned to the XII Air Support Command on May 28, 1943 and subsequently attached to the 33rd Fighter Group.

Northwest African Troop Carrier Command

Brigadier General Paul Williams

Paul L. Williams (US general)

Paul Langdon Williams was a United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force general. As head of the IX Troop Carrier Command during World War II, he was responsible for the airlift of the airborne landings in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, southern France, Holland and...

, Tunisia

51st Troop Carrier Wing Brig. Gen. Ray Dunn	52nd Troop Carrier Wing Colonel Harold Clark	RAF Detachment
60th Troop Carrier Group Lt. Col. Frederick Sherwood ---- 10th Squadron, C-47 11th Squadron, C-47 12th Squadron 12th Troop Carrier Squadron The 12th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 322d Air Division stationed at Dreux-Louvilliers Air Base, France... , C-47 28th Squadron, C-47	61st Troop Carrier Group Colonel Willis Mitchell 14th Squadron, C-47 15th Squadron, C-47 53rd Squadron, C-47 59th Squadron, C-47	No. 38 Wing Air Commodore William Primrose No. 295 Squadron RAF No. 295 Squadron RAF No 295 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces and transport squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was the first unit to be equipped with the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle transport and glider tug aircraft.-With the Airborne Forces:...  (Det.), Halifax No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF No. 296 Squadron RAF was an airborne forces squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. With sister squadrons 295 and 297 it formed 38 Wing, which later expanded to create No. 38 Group RAF.-With the Airborne Forces:No... , Albemarle
62nd Troop Carrier Group Lt. Col. Aubrey Hurren ---- 4th Squadron, C-47 7th Squadron, C-47 8th Squadron, C-47 51st Squadron, C-47	313th Troop Carrier Group 313th Troop Carrier Group The 313th Tactical Airlift Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 322d Airlift Division at RAF Mildenhall, England. It was inactivated on 1 February 1992.... Colonel James Roberts Jr. ---- 29th Squadron 29th Troop Carrier Squadron The 29th Tactical Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 316th Tactical Airlift Wing stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... , C-47 47th Squadron 47th Troop Carrier Squadron The 47th Tactical Airlift Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 463d Tactical Airlift Wing stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 August 1973.-History:... , C-47 48th Squadron, C-47 49th Squadron 49th Troop Carrier Squadron The 49th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 313th Troop Carrier Group stationed at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts... , C-47
64th Troop Carrier Group Colonel John Cerny ---- 16th Squadron, C-47 17th Squadron, C-47 18th Squadron, C-47 35th Squadron, C-47	314th Troop Carrier Group Colonel Clayton Stiles ---- 32nd Squadron, C-47 50th Squadron, C-47 61st Squadron, C-47 62nd Squadron, C-47
Information in table taken from: 1) Participation of the Ninth & Twelfth Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, Army Air Forces Historical Study No. 37, Army Air Forces Historical Office Headquarters, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1945.	316th Troop Carrier Group Colonel Jerome McCauley ---- 36th Squadron, C-47 44th Squadron, C-47 45th Squadron, C-47	Information in table taken from: 2) Maurer, Maurer, Air Force Combat Units Of World War II, Office of Air Force History, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, 1983.

In mid-1943, to facilitate transport and supply operations for Operation Husky, the USAAF 315th Troop Carrier Group (34th & 43rd Squadrons) had been sent from England to Tunisia and assigned to the Mediterranean Air Transport Service which along with NATCC, was a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command

Mediterranean Air Command

The Mediterranean Air Command was the official Allied air force command organization in the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations between February 18 and December 10, 1943. MAC was commanded by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder whose headquarters were established next to those...

.

Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing

Colonel Elliott Roosevelt

Elliott Roosevelt

Elliott Roosevelt was a United States Army Air Forces officer and an author. Roosevelt was a son of U.S. President Franklin D...

, Headquarters at La Marsa, Tunisia

• Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
  Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
  The Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing was an Allied photo-reconnaissance wing which operated in North Africa during World War II until the end of 1943.- History :...
  
  
  • 3rd Photographic Group, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dunn
    • 5th Combat Mapping Squadron, P-38 Lightning
    • 12th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, P-38 Lightning
    • 12th Weather Detachment
    • 15th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, B-17 Fortress
    • 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Photo Intelligence
  • No. 60 Squadron SAAF Det., Mosquito PR
  • No. 540 Squadron RAF
    No. 540 Squadron RAF
    No. 540 Squadron RAF was a photo-reconnasissance squadron of the Royal Air Force from 1942 to 1956.-Formation and World War II:The squadron was formed on 19 October 1942 from 'H' and 'L' flights of No...
    
     Det., Mosquito PR
  • No. 680 Squadron RAF
    No. 680 Squadron RAF
    No. 680 Squadron RAF was a photo-reconnaissance squadron of the Royal Air Force, active during the Second World War.-History:No. 680 Squadron RAF was formed in February 1943 from 'A' Flight of No. 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit , equipped with a variety of aircraft including Supermarine...
    
    , Spitfire PR
  • 2/33 Groupe (French), P-38 Lightning

Northwest African Air Service Command

Brigadier General Delmar Dunton, Algiers, Algeria

Northwest African Training Command

Brigadier General John K. Cannon

John K. Cannon

General John Kenneth Cannon was a World War II Mediterranean combat commander and former chief of United States Air Forces in Europe for whom Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico, is named.-Biography:...

,
U.S. APO 525

Air Headquarters Malta

Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park

Keith Park

Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC, RAF was a New Zealand soldier, First World War flying ace and Second World War Royal Air Force commander...

, Headquarters at Valletta, Malta

• No. 248 (Naval Co-operation) Wing
  • No. 69 Squadron RAF
    No. 69 Squadron RAF
    The name No. 69 Squadron has been used by the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.No. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was formed at Point Cook, Victoria, Australia on 19 September 1916. To avoid confusion with No. 3 Squadron, RAF, it was known to the British military as "No...
    
     Martin Baltimore
    Martin Baltimore
    The Martin 187 Baltimore was a two-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States, originally ordered by the French in May 1940 as a follow-up to the earlier Martin Maryland, then in service in France. With the fall of France, the production series was...
    
    
  • No. 108 Squadron RAF
    No. 108 Squadron RAF
    Motto "Viribus contractis" .No. 108 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. The unit was formed at Stonehenge and it adopted an oak leaf as a badge being symbolic of strength and age...
    
    , Bristol Beaufighter
    Bristol Beaufighter
    The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design...
    
    
  • No. 221 Squadron RAF
    No. 221 Squadron RAF
    No. 221 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I and World War II. Its motto was "From sea to sea".-History:The Squadron was formed in Greece on 1 April 1918, from 'D' Squadron of No. 2 Wing RNAS. Initially engaged in anti-submarine warfare in the Aegean, it was sent...
    
    , Vickers Wellington
    Vickers Wellington
    The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a...
    
    
  • No. 272 Squadron RAF
    No. 272 Squadron RAF
    No. 272 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as an anti–submarine unit in World War I and a coastal fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
    
    , Beaufighter
  • No. 683 Squadron RAF
    No. 683 Squadron RAF
    No. 683 Squadron RAF was a photo-reconnaissance squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-Formation and World War II:683 squadron was formed out of 'B' Flight of No. 69 Squadron on 8 February 1943 at RAF Luqa on Malta, as a photo-reconnaissance squadron operating the Spitfire...
    
    , Spitfire

• Spitfire fighter units
  • No. 40 Squadron SAAF, reconnaissance unit
  • No 126 (Persian Gulf) Squadron RAF
    No. 126 Squadron RAF
    No. 126 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a day bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
    
    
  • No. 185 Squadron RAF
    No. 185 Squadron RAF
    No. 185 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed in World War I and reformed as a bomber and fighter unit in World War II. It then reformed in Malta in the post war period as a jet fighter squadron.-Formation and World War I:No...
    
    
  • No. 229 Squadron RAF
    No. 229 Squadron RAF
    No. 229 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, and is an officially accredited Battle of Britain Squadron. It became No. 603 Squadron RAF in January 1945.-Formation & World War I:...
    
    
  • No. 249 Squadron RAF
    No. 249 Squadron RAF
    No. 249 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron, active in the sea-patrol, fighter and bomber roles during its existence.-First formation:...
    
    
  • No. 1435 Flight RAF
    No. 1435 Flight RAF
    No. 1435 Flight is a Eurofighter Typhoon unit of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Mount Pleasant, providing air defence for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.During the Second World War, No...
    
    

• Other units
  • No. 23 Squadron RAF
    No. 23 Squadron RAF
    No. 23 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. Until October 2009, it operated the Boeing Sentry AEW1 Airborne Warning And Control System aircraft from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.-First World War:...
    
    , Nght intruder operations with de Havilland Mosquito
    De Havilland Mosquito
    The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...
    
    
  • No. 73 Squadron RAF
    No. 73 Squadron RAF
    -World War I:It was initially a unit of the Royal Flying Corps and was formed out of the Central Flying School, based at Upavon, Wiltshire. Eight days after, the new unit moved to Lilbourne, near Rugby....
    
     Det., Hurricane IIC
  • No. 256 Squadron RAF
    No. 256 Squadron RAF
    No. 256 Squadron RAF was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It operated Defiant Mk IIs out of RAF Squires Gate in the night defence of Liverpool....
    
     Det., Mosquito XII night fighters
  • No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAF
    No. 600 Squadron RAF
    No. 600 Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves. It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is the only RAF...
    
    , Beaufighter night fighter/night intruder
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron
    815 Naval Air Squadron
    815 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm, part of the Royal Navy. The squadron is currently based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, United Kingdom and it is the Navy's front line Lynx Naval Air Squadron. It currently comprises more than 30 Lynx helicopters of various types...
    
     Det. (Fleet Air Arm
    Fleet Air Arm
    The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
    
    ), Fairey Albacore
    Fairey Albacore
    The Fairey Albacore was a British single-engine carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and used during the Second World War. It had a three-man crew and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance as well as delivering...
    
    

Notes:
SAAF=South African Air Force; Det.=Detachment.

No. 216 (Transport and Ferry) Group

Air Commodore Whitney Straight

Whitney Straight

Air Commodore Whitney Willard Straight CBE, MC, DFC was a Grand Prix motor racing driver, aviator, businessman, and a member of the prominent Whitney family of the United States....

, Headquarters at Heliopolis, Egypt

Heliopolis (Cairo Suburb)

Modern Heliopolis is a district in Cairo, Egypt. The city was established in 1905 by the Heliopolis Oasis Company, headed by the Belgian industrialist Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain, as well as Boghos Nubar, son of the Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha.-History:The Baron Empain, a well known...

• No. 17 Squadron SAAF, Junkers 52
• No. 28 Squadron SAAF, Anson
• No. 117 Squadron RAF
  No. 117 Squadron RAF
  No. 117 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed to be a bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a transport and communications unit in World War II.-Formation and World War I:...
  
  , Hudson
• No. 173 Squadron RAF
  No. 173 Squadron RAF
  No. 173 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a communications unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:The squadron formed on 9 July 1942 at Heliopolis, Egypt and equipped with the Hawker Audax and it went on to operate many other types of aircraft...
  
  , Lodestar, Proctor, Hurricane
• No. 216 Squadron RAF
  No. 216 Squadron RAF
  No. 216 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Lockheed Tristar K1, KC1 and C2 from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.- History :216 Squadron was formed at RAF Manston by re-numbering No. 16 Squadron RNAS when the RAF was established in 1918, hence it is always spoken of as 'two-sixteen Squadron'...
  
  , Douglas Dakota
• No. 230 Squadron RAF
  No. 230 Squadron RAF
  No. 230 Squadron is an RAF squadron, currently based at RAF Benson.The squadron was part of Royal Air Force Germany, operating the Puma HC.1 there from 1980. Following the drawdown at the end of the Cold War, the squadron disbanded on 30 April 1992...
  
  , Short Sunderland
  Short Sunderland
  The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England....
  
  
• No. 267 Squadron RAF
  No. 267 Squadron RAF
  No. 267 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Kalafrana, Malta on 27 September 1918 from Nos...
  
  , Hudson

RAF Gibraltar

Air Vice Marshal Sturley Simpson

Sturley Simpson

Air Vice-Marshal Sturley Philip Simpson CB, CBE, MC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:Simpson was commissioned into the Bedfordshire Regiment in 1915 during World War I. Awarded the Military Cross in 1927, he was appointed Officer Commanding No. 4 Squadron in 1930 and Station...

, Headquarters at Gibraltar

• No. 48 Squadron RAF
  No. 48 Squadron RAF
  No. 48 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that saw service in both World War I and World War II.-First World War:No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps was formed at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on 15 April 1916. The squadron was posted to France in March 1917 and became the first fighter...
  
  , Hudson
• No. 179 Squadron RAF
  No. 179 Squadron RAF
  No. 179 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a maritime patrol/anti-submarine warfare unit in World War II.-Formation in World War II:...
  
  , Wellington
• No. 202 Squadron RAF
  No. 202 Squadron RAF
  No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force presently operates the Sea King HAR.3 in the Search and rescue role at three stations in the northern half of the United Kingdom. It was originally formed as one of the first aeroplane squadrons of the RNAS before it became part of the RAF.-Formation and...
  
   Catalina
• No. 210 Squadron RAF
  No. 210 Squadron RAF
  No. 210 Squadron was a Royal Air Force unit established in World War I. Disbanded and reformed a number of times in the ensuing years, it operated as a fighter squadron during World War I and as a maritime patrol squadron during the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the Cold War before it was...
  
   Catalina
• No. 233 Squadron RAF
  No. 233 Squadron RAF
  No. 233 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated from 1918–1919, 1937–1945, 1952 - 1957 and 1960–1964. The squadron was formed from several Royal Naval Air Service flights and took part in the tail end of World War I before being disbanded. The squadron was reformed with the...
  
  | Hudson
• No. 248 Squadron RAF
  No. 248 Squadron RAF
  No. 248 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force, active immediately after World War I, and again during World War II.-Post-World War I:...
  
   Detachment Beaufighter
• No. 544 Squadron RAF
  No. 544 Squadron RAF
  No. 544 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a photographic reconnaissance squadron in World War II.-Formation in World War II:...
  
   Detachment Spitfire
• 813 Naval Air Squadron
  813 Naval Air Squadron
  813 Naval Air Squadron was an aircraft squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II and again post-war. It initially operated Swordfish Mk Is from the aircraft carrier Illustrious and took part in the successful raid on Taranto in November 1940.In July 1943, the squadron was a...
  
   (Fleet Air Arm
  Fleet Air Arm
  The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
  
  ), Swordfish
• No. 1403 (Meteorological) Flight Hampden, Gloster Gladiator
  Gloster Gladiator
  The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it...
  
  

Middle East Command

Air Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas
Headquarters at Cairo, Egypt

No. 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group

Air Vice Marshal Thomas Langsford-Sainsbury, Headquarters at Alexandria, Egypt

• No. 235 Wing
  • No. 13 Squadron (Royal Hellenic Air Force), Blenheim
  • No. 227 Squadron RAF
    No. 227 Squadron RAF
    No. 227 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
    
     Det., Beaufighter
  • No. 454 Squadron RAAF
    No. 454 Squadron RAAF
    No. 454 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force was formed during World War II. 454 Squadron came into existence at Williamtown in New South Wales on 23 May 1941. The squadron was raised under the Empire Air Training Scheme.-Formation:...
    
    , Baltimore
  • No. 459 Squadron RAAF
    No. 459 Squadron RAAF
    No 459 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force squadron during World War II. It served from 1942 as a maritime patrol and bomber unit in the mediterranean theatre of war until disbanded in 1945.-History:...
    
    , Hudson
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron (FAA)
    815 Naval Air Squadron
    815 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm, part of the Royal Navy. The squadron is currently based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, United Kingdom and it is the Navy's front line Lynx Naval Air Squadron. It currently comprises more than 30 Lynx helicopters of various types...
    
    , Swordfish

• No. 238 Wing
  • No. 16 Squadron SAAF, Beaufort
  • No. 227 Squadron RAF
    No. 227 Squadron RAF
    No. 227 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
    
     Det., Beaufighter
  • No. 603 Squadron RAF
    No. 603 Squadron RAF
    No. 603 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The primary role of 603 Squadron, since reforming on 1 October 1999, has been as a Survive to Operate squadron, as well as providing Force Protection.-Formation and early years:No...
    
    , Beaufighter
  • 815 Naval Air Squadron (FAA)
    815 Naval Air Squadron
    815 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm, part of the Royal Navy. The squadron is currently based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, United Kingdom and it is the Navy's front line Lynx Naval Air Squadron. It currently comprises more than 30 Lynx helicopters of various types...
    
     Det., Swordfish

• No. 245 Wing
  • No. 15 Squadron SAAF, Blen./Balt.
  • No. 38 Squadron RAF
    No. 38 Squadron RAF
    No. 38 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a bomber squadron formed in 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1967.-World War I :...
    
     Det., Wellington
  • No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit, Wellington

• No. 247 Wing
  • No. 38 Squadron RAF
    No. 38 Squadron RAF
    No. 38 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was a bomber squadron formed in 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1967.-World War I :...
    
    , Wellington
  • No. 203 Squadron RAF
    No. 203 Squadron RAF
    No. 203 Squadron RAF was originally formed as No. 3 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service. It was renumbered No. 203 when the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918.-First World War:...
    
    , Baltimore
  • No. 227 Squadron RAF
    No. 227 Squadron RAF
    No. 227 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and World War II.-Formation and World War I:No...
    
    , Beaufighter
  • No. 252 Squadron RAF
    No. 252 Squadron RAF
    No. 252 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that formed as bomber unit in World War I and a RAF Coastal Command bomber unit World War II.-Formation and World War I:...
    
    , Beaufighter

No Wing assignment: 701 Naval Air Squadron (FAA)

701 Naval Air Squadron

701 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron that saw service during the Second World War.The 700 numbers were appended to training and ancillary squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm. The grouping 700 to 749 had originally included catapult flights. These later became catapult...

, Supermarine Walrus

Supermarine Walrus

The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New...

Note:
RAF=Royal Air Force; RAAF=Royal Australian Air Force; SAAF=South African Air Force; FAA=Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy); Det.=Detachment

Air Headquarters Air Defences Eastern Mediterranean

Air Vice Marshal Richard Saul

No. 209 (Fighter) Group Group Captain R.C.F. Lister	No. 210 (Fighter) Group Group Captain John Grandy John Grandy Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Grandy GCB GCVO KBE DSO KStJ RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force...	No. 212 (Fighter) Group Air Commodore Archibald Wann	No. 219 (Fighter) Group Group Captain Hon. Max Aitken Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet Sir John William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 2nd Baronet, DSO, DFC , formerly 2nd Baron Beaverbrook, was a British Conservative politician and press baron, the son of Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook....
No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, formed in 1916, was disbanded and re-formed three times before its last disbandment in 1975. It served in both World War I and World War II.- World War I :...  Det., Beaufighter	No. 3 Squadron SAAF, Hurricane	No. 7 Squadron SAAF , Hurricane	No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force, formed in 1916, was disbanded and re-formed three times before its last disbandment in 1975. It served in both World War I and World War II.- World War I :... , Beaufighter
No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF No. 127 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force.It was first formed as a day bomber unit in February 1918, but was disbanded on 4 July of that year without seeing service... , Hurricane/Spitfire	No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron RAF No. 33 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Puma HC.1 from RAF Benson, Oxfordshire.-Current role:The squadron is part of the RAF Support Helicopter force, which reports into the Joint Helicopter Command.... , Hurricane	No. 41 Squadron SAAF, Hurricane	No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF No. 74 Squadron RAF, also known as a "Tiger Squadron" from its tiger head motif, is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s.-First World War:... , Hurricane
	No. 89 Squadron RAF No. 89 Squadron RAF No. 89 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron, mainly active in the fighter role during its existence.-Formation and World War I:No. 89 squadron was formed on 1 September 1917 as a training unit at Netheravon. The squadron was not used for operations and remained a training unit... , Beaufighter	No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF No. 80 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969. It was operative during both World War I and World War II.-Establishment and early service:... , Spitfire	No. 238 Squadron RAF, Hurricane
	No. 213 Squadron RAF No. 213 Squadron RAF No. 213 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. The squadron was formed on 1 April 1918 from No. 13 Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service... , Hurricane	No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF No. 94 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force that served during World War I & World War II. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.The squadron was formed at RAF Harling Road on 1 August 1917, as a training unit for the Sopwith Camel... , Hurricane	No. 335 Squadron RAF, Hurricane
	No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF No. 274 Squadron RAF began to form as a patrol squadron, intended to fly Vickers Vimys, at Seaton Carew in November 1918 a few days before the end of World War I. The squadron formation was then cancelled. It was reformed on 15 June 1919 as a bomber squadron, flying Handley Page V/1500s, but... , Hurricane	No. 108 Squadron RAF No. 108 Squadron RAF Motto "Viribus contractis" .No. 108 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War I. The unit was formed at Stonehenge and it adopted an oak leaf as a badge being symbolic of strength and age...  Det., Beaufighter	No. 336 Squadron RAF, Hurricane
		No. 123 Squadron RAF, Hurricane	No. 451 Squadron RAAF No. 451 Squadron RAAF No. 451 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force army cooperation and fighter squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed at Bankstown in New South Wales on 12 February 1941 and began flying operations on 1 July that year as part of the North African Campaign in Egypt and Libya. In early... , Hurricane
		No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF was a part of the Royal Air Force which was formed as a light bomber unit in World War I and reformed as a fighter squadron in World War II.-Formation and World War I:No... , Hurricane
		No. 237 Squadron RAF No. 237 Squadron RAF No. 237 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron. During the Second World War the unit was formed from No. 1 Squadron Southern Rhodesian Air Force for operations in North Africa.-History:... , Hurricane
		No. 1563 Met. Flight, Gladiator
		No. 1654 Met. Flight, Gladiator

Notes:

SAAF=South African Air Force; RAAF=Royal Australian Air Forces; Det.=Detachment; Met.=Meteorological.

U.S. 9th Air Force

Major General Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis H. Brereton

Lewis Hyde Brereton was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force...

, Headquarters at Cairo, Egypt

• IX Advanced Headquarters at Tripoli, Libya

• IX Fighter Command
  IX Fighter Command
  The IX Fighter Command is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force, based at Erlangen, Germany. It was inactivated on 16 November 1945....
  
   Headquarters at Tripoli, Libya

• IX Bomber Command Headquarters at Benghazi, Libya
  • 98th Bombardment Group, B-24D Liberator II
    • 343rd Squadron, Lete Airfield
      Lete Airfield
      Lete Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield located in the vicinity of Al Jukhkh al Kabir; about 10 km east of Benghazi...
      
      
    • 344th Squadron, Lete Airfield, Libya
    • 345th Squadron, Benina Airfield
      Benina International Airport
      Benina International Airport serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the town of Benina, 19 km east of Benghazi, from which it takes its name. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya and is the second largest in the country after Tripoli International...
      
      
    • 415th Squadron, Benina Airfield, Libya
  • 376th Bombardment Group, B-24D Liberator II, Berka, Libya
    • 512th Squadron
    • 513th Squadron
      513th Bombardment Squadron
      The 513th Electronic Warfare Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 53d Electronic Warfare Group, stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.-Mission:...
      
      
    • 514th Squadron
    • 515th Squadron
      515th Bombardment Squadron
      The 515th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 376th Bombardment Wing, stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. It was inactivated on 9 January 1962.-History:...
      
      

German

• 15th Panzergrenadier Division
  Commanded by Generalmajor Eberhard Rodt
  Eberhard Rodt
  Eberhard Rodt was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who command several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
  
  from June 5. One third of the division (a reinforced infantry group) was attached to Italian XVI Corps and the rest to Italian XII Corps until the activation of XIV Panzer Corps on 18 July.
  • 215th Panzer Battalion-17 Tiger I
    Tiger I
    Tiger I is the common name of a German heavy tank developed in 1942 and used in World War II. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, often shortened to Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of...
    
     tanks
  • 104th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 115th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 129th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 33rd Artillery Regiment
  • 315th Anti-Aircraft Battalion
  • 33rd Pioneer Battalion

• Luftwaffe Panzer Division Hermann Göring
  Commanded by Generalleutnant Paul Conrath
  Paul Conrath
  General Paul Conrath was a German General der Fallschirmtruppe during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.-Awards:* Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class...
  
  . Attached to Italian XVI Corps until the activation of XIV Panzer Corps on 18 July.
  • 1st Panzergrenadier Regiment "Hermann Göring"
  • Panzer Regiment "Hermann Göring"
    • 1 Panzer Battalion "Hermann Göring"
    • 2 Panzer Battalion "Hermann Göring"
  • Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion "Hermann Göring"
  • Panzer Artillery Regiment "Hermann Göring"
  • Panzer Pioneer Battalion "Hermann Göring"
  • Anti-Aircraft Regiment "Hermann Göring"

• 382nd Panzergrenadier Regiment
• 926th Fortress Battalion

Italian 6th Army

Under the command of Generale d'Armata Alfredo Guzzoni

Alfredo Guzzoni

Alfredo Guzzoni was an Italian military officer who served in both World War I and World War II.-Italian Army:Guzzoni joined the Italian Royal Army and fought in World War I....

.
German Army Liaison Officer: Generalleutnant Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin

XIV Panzer Corps

Activated 18 July 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

General der Panzertruppe

General 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...

 Hans-Valentin Hube

Hans-Valentin Hube

Hans-Valentin Hube was a German general who served in the German Army during the First and Second World Wars. He was one of 27 people to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds...

.

• German 1st Parachute Division
  Commanded by Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich
  Richard Heidrich
  Richard 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...
  
  . The 1st Parachute Regiment was held in reserve at Naples. Commenced arrival by air on 12 July
  • 3rd Parachute Regiment
  • 4th Parachute Regiment
  • 1st Parachute Machine-Gun Battalion
  • I/1st Parachute Field Artillery Regiment
  • 1st Parachute Pioneer Battalion

• German 29th Panzergrenadier Division
  Commanded by Generalmajor Walter Fries
  Walter Fries
  Walter Fries was a German General of the tank troops, serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
  
  . Commenced arrival in Sicily 18 July
  • 129th Panzer Battalion
  • 15th Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 71st Panzergrenadier Regiment
  • 29th Artillery Regiment
  • 313th Anti-Aircraft Battalion

Italian XII Corps

Commanded by Generale di Corpo d'Armata

Italian Army Ranks

This chart represents the Italian Army rank insignia used on the slip-on of winter service uniforms. The color of the uniforms is khaki.Officers who are assigned to a position acting in a higher rank than their own wear the insignia of the higher rank but the highest star of the insignia is trimmed...

 Mario Arisio, then Generale di Corpo d'Armata Francesco Zingales on 12 July

• 26 Mountain Infantry Division Assietta
  Commanded by General Francesco Scotti, then General Ottorino Schreiber on July 26.
  • 29th Infantry Regiment
  • 30th Infantry Regiment
  • 17th "Blackshirts" Legion
  • 25th Artillery Regiment
  • CXXVI Mortar Battalion
  • Engineer Battaion

• 28 Infantry Division Aosta
  28 Infantry Division Aosta
  The 28 Infantry Division Aosta was a Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Aosta Division was mobilized June 1940, and stationed in Sicily...
  
  
  Commanded by General Giacomo Romano.
  • 5th Infantry Regiment
  • 6th Infantry Regiment
  • 171st "Blackshirts" Legion
  • 22nd Artillery Regiment
  • XXVIII Mortar Battalion
  • Engineer Battalion
• 202 Coastal Division
  202 Coastal Division
  The 202 Coastal Division was an Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was based in Sicily during the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. It launched the...
  
  
  • 124th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 142nd Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 43rd Artillery Group (26 batteries, ad hoc regiment)
• 207 Coastal Division
  207 Coastal Division
  The 207 Coastal Division was an Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was based in Sicily during the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat...
  
  
  • 138th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 139th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 51st Artillery Group (12 batteries, ad hoc regiment)
• 208 Coastal Division
  208 Coastal Division
  The 208 Coastal Division was an Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was based in Sicily during the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat...
  
  
  • 133rd Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 147th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 28th Artillery Group (6 batteries, ad hoc regiment)
• 136th Coastal Infantry Regiment
• Palemo Harbour Garrison
• 10th Bersaglieri Regiment
• 177th Bersaglieri Regiment
• Corps Artillery
  • 30 batteries
• Battlegroups
  small battlegroups build up from corps units for tactical action.
  • A
    • Light Tank Battalion HQ
    • Coy Renault R-35 Tanks (R-35)
    • Coy Semoventi L-40
      Semovente 47/32
      The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun built during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in an open-topped, box-like superstructure on a Fiat L6/40 chassis. Some were built as command tanks with a radio installed instead of the main gun...
      
      
    • Coy Coastal Infantry (motorized)
    • Btry 75/27
    • Sect AA 20/65
  • B
    • Semoventi Battalion HQ
    • Coy R-35 Tanks
    • Coy Semoventi L-40
    • 2 Coy Coastal Infantry (motorized)
    • Plt Bersaglieri (motorcycle)
    • Btry 75/27
    • Sect AA 20/65
  • C
    • Tank Battalion HQ
    • Coy R-35 Tanks
    • Coy Coastal Infantry (motorized)
    • Coy AT 47/32

Italian XVI Corps

Commanded by Generale di Corpo d'Armata Carlo Rossi.

• 4 Infantry Division Livorno (Initially held as Army Reserve)
  Commanded by General Domenico Chirieleison.
  • 33rd Infantry Regiment
  • 34th Infantry Regiment
  • 28th Artillery Regiment (with 3 AA batteries, the standard was 2)
  • Semoventi L40
    Semovente 47/32
    The Semovente 47/32 was an Italian self-propelled gun built during World War II. It was created by mounting a Cannone da 47/32 M35 in an open-topped, box-like superstructure on a Fiat L6/40 chassis. Some were built as command tanks with a radio installed instead of the main gun...
    
     Battalion
  • Engineer Battalion
  • Assault Battalion
• 54 Infantry Division Napoli
  54 Infantry Division Napoli
  The 54 Infantry Division Napoli was a regular Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Napoli Division was part of the Italian XVI Corps in Sicily. It was destroyed during the Allied landings ....
  
  
  Commanded by General Giulio Cesare Gotti Porcinari.
  • 75th Infantry Regiment
  • 76th Infantry Regiment
  • 173rd "Blackshirts" Legion
  • 54th Artillery Regiment
  • Engineer Battalion
• 206 Coastal Division
  206 Coastal Division
  The 206 Coastal Division was an Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was based in Sicily during the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat...
  
  
  • 122nd Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 123rd Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 146th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 44th Artillery Group (14 batteries, ad hoc regiment)
• 213 Coastal Division
  213 Coastal Division
  The 213 Coastal Division was an Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The division was based in Sicily during the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. It was a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat...
  
  
  • 135th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • Catania Harbour Garrison
  • 22nd Artillery Group (12 batteries, ad hoc regiment)
• XVIII Coastal Brigade
  • 134th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 178th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 9 artillery batteries
• XIX Coastal Brigade
  • 140th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 179th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 4 artillery batteries
• Corps Artillery
  • 19 batteries
• Battlegroups
  • D
    • Tanks Battalion HQ
    • Coy Renault R-35 (R-35)
    • Coy MG on motorcycles
    • Coy AT 47/32
    • Coy Infantry
    • Btry 75/18
    • Sect AA 20/65
  • E
    • Coy R-35
    • Coy MG on motorcycles
    • Coy AT 47/32
    • Coy Coastal Infantry
    • Btry 75/18
    • Sect AA 20/65
  • F
    • Coy R-35
    • Coy MG on motorcycles
    • Coy AT 47/32
    • Coy Coastal Infantry
    • Btry 75/27
  • G
    • Blackshirt Battalion HQ
    • Plt R-35
    • Coy AT 47/32
    • Btry 75/18
  • H
    • Coy Fiat 3000
    • Coy AT 47/32
    • Plt mortars
    • Btry 75/18

Navy Garrison

The major harbours Garrison were under Navy, they weren't under 6th Army but under General Guzzoni who was also the chief of Joint Command.

• Augusta-Siracusa Harbours
  • 121st Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • Navy Battalion
  • Air Force Battalion
  • 24 artillery batteries (coastal and AA batteries included)
• Trapani Harbour
  • 137th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 12 artillery batteries (coastal and AA batteries included)
• Messina-Reggio Calabria Harbours
  • 116th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • 119th Coastal Infantry Regiment
  • Blackshirt Legion
  • Cavalry Battalion (on foot)
  • 55 artillery batteries (coastal and AA batteries included)