Operation Grapeshot order of battle
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Operation Grapeshot order of battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the Spring 1945 offensive
in the Apennine Mountains
and the Po valley in northern Italy, April 1945 – May 1945.
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander-in-Chief:: Lieutenant General Joseph T. McNarney
Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General William Morgan
Air Commander-in Chief Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
: Lieutenant General John K. Cannon
U.S. IV Corps
British 8th Army
Commander:
British V Corps
British X Corps
British XIII Corps
German Army Group C
Commander:
German LXXXXVII Corps (transferred to Army Group E
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
The Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, codenamed Operation Grapeshot, was the Allied attack by Fifth United States Army and British 8th Army into the Lombardy Plain which started on 6 April 1945 and ended on 2 May with the surrender of German forces in Italy....
in the Apennine Mountains
Apennine mountains
The Apennines or Apennine Mountains or Greek oros but just as often used alone as a noun. The ancient Greeks and Romans typically but not always used "mountain" in the singular to mean one or a range; thus, "the Apennine mountain" refers to the entire chain and is translated "the Apennine...
and the Po valley in northern Italy, April 1945 – May 1945.
Allied Forces Headquarters Mediterranean
Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre: Field Marshal Sir Harold AlexanderHarold 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...
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander-in-Chief:: Lieutenant General Joseph T. McNarney
Joseph T. McNarney
Joseph Taggart McNarney was a United States Army Air Forces general officer who served as Military Governor of occupied Germany.-Early years:...
Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General William Morgan
William Duthie Morgan
General Sir William Duthie Morgan GCB DSO MC was a British Army General during World War II.-Military career:Morgan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1913. He served in World War I winning the DSO at the Battle of Le Cateau in 1914 and later the MC and was mentioned in despatches four...
Air Commander-in Chief Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces was the major Allied air force command organization in the Mediterranean theater from mid-December 1943 until the end of the Second World War.-Formation:...
: Lieutenant 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:...
Allied 15th Army Group
- Commander: General Mark Wayne ClarkMark Wayne ClarkMark Wayne Clark was an American general during World War II and the Korean War and was the youngest lieutenant general in the U.S. Army...
- Chief of Staff: Major General Alfred M. GruentherAlfred GruentherAlfred Maximilian Gruenther was the youngest World War II Major General and after the war, as a four-star General, served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe from 1953 to 1956.-Biography:...
U.S. Fifth Army
Commander:- Lieutenant General Lucian K. TruscottLucian TruscottLucian King Truscott, Jr. was a U.S. Army General, who successively commanded the 3rd Infantry Division, VI Corps, U.S. Fifteenth Army and U.S. Fifth Army during World War II.-Early life:...
Army Troops
- U.S. 85th Infantry Division (Major General John B. CoulterJohn B. CoulterJohn Breitling Coulter was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. Coulter served during World Wars I and II and the Korean War.-Early life:Coulter was born on April 27, 1891 in San Antonio, Texas...
)- 337th Regimental Combat Team
- 338th Regimental Combat Team
- 339th Regimental Combat Team
- U.S. 92nd Infantry Division (Major General Edward M. Almond)
- 370th Regimental Combat Team
- 442nd (Japanese-American) Regimental Combat Team (attached)
- 473rd Regimental Combat Team (attached)
- 758th Light Tank Battalion
- 760th Tank Battalion (less two companies)
- 679th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion (less two companies)
U.S. II Corps
- Major General Geoffrey KeyesGeoffrey Keyes-External links:...
- Corps Troops
- Italian Legnano Combat GroupItalian Co-Belligerent ArmyThe Italian Co-Belligerent Army , or the Army of the South , was the army of the Italian Royalist forces fighting on the side of the Allies during World War II....
- 68th Italian Infantry Regiment
- 69th Italian Infantry Regiment
- 752nd Tank Battalion
- 757th Tank Battalion
- 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion
- Italian Legnano Combat Group
- U.S. 34th Infantry Division (Major General Charles BoltéCharles L. BolteGeneral Charles Lawrence Bolte was a U.S. Army general and World War I and World War II veteran.-Military career:...
)- 133rd Regimental Combat Team
- 135th Regimental Combat Team
- 168th Regimental Combat Team
- U.S. 88th Infantry Division (Major General Paul W. Kendall)
- 349th Regimental Combat Team
- 350th Regimental Combat Team
- 351st Regimental Combat Team
- U.S. 91st Infantry Division (Major General William G. Livesay)
- 361st Regimental Combat Team
- 362nd Regimental Combat Team
- 363rd Regimental Combat Team
- 6th South African Armoured Division (Major-General Evered PooleEvered PooleMajor General William Henry Evered Poole, CB, CBE, DSO, Commander of the US Legion of Merit, Commander of the French Légion d'honneur, Croix de Guerre avec Palme, Mentioned in Despatches, was a South African soldier before and during World War II and afterwards a diplomat.-Early life:In October...
)- 11th South African Armoured Brigade
- 12th South African Motorised Brigade
- 13th South African Motorised Brigade
- Corps Troops
U.S. IV CorpsIV Corps (United States)The IV Corps replaced the VI Corps in the Fifth United States Army's order of battle in Italy after Allied forces liberated Rome in the summer of 1944 when VI Corps was withdrawn to take part in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. Initially the Corps had two divisions, U.S...
- Lieutenant General Willis D. CrittenbergerWillis D. CrittenbergerWillis Dale Crittenberger was a United States Army officer whose career served as a World War II combat commander of IV Corps during the later part of Italian campaign from 1944 to the end of the war....
- Corps Troops
- 365th Infantry Regiment (detached from 92nd Infantry Division)
- 371st Infantry Regiment (detached from 92nd Infantry Division)
- 751st Tank Battalion (plus one company 760th Tank Battalion)
- 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion (plus elements 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion)
- U.S. 1st Armored Division1st Armored Division (United States)The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
(Major General Vernon E. Prichard)- 6th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 11th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 14th Armored Infantry Battalion
- 1st Tank Battalion
- 4th Tank Battalion
- 13th Tank Battalion
- U.S. 10th Mountain Division (Major General George Price HaysGeorge Price HaysGeorge Price Hays was a United States Army general who served during World War I and World War II. He earned the Medal of Honor as a young artillery officer during the Second Battle of the Marne in World War I...
- 85th Infantry Regiment85th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 85th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army.-History:The 85th Infantry was briefly activated during WWI but never sent overseas then reactivated during WWII at Camp Hale in 1942, with 3 Battalions, and attached to the 10th Mountain Division.-Lineage:Constuted 31...
- 86th Infantry Regiment86th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 86th Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army.-History:The 86th Infantry was briefly activated during WWI but never sent overseas, then reactivated during WWII at Camp Hale in 1942, with 3 Battalions, and attached to the 10th Mountain Division.-Lineage:Constuted 31...
- 87th Infantry Regiment
- 85th Infantry Regiment
- 1st Brazilian Division (General Mascarenhas de Morais)
- 1st Brazilian Infantry Regiment
- 6th Brazilian Infantry Regiment
- 11th Brazilian Infantry Regiment
- Corps Troops
British 8th ArmyEighth Army (United Kingdom)The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations of the British Army during World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns....
Commander:
- Lieutenant-General Sir Richard McCreeryRichard McCreeryGeneral Sir Richard Loudon McCreery GCB, KBE, DSO, MC , was a British career soldier, who was Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein and later commanded the British Eighth Army in Northern Italy during...
Army Troops
- 7th Hussars (amphibious tanks)
- 12th Lancers (armoured cars)
- 16th Army Group Royal Engineers
- 20th Army Group Royal Engineers
- 22nd Army Group Royal Engineers
British V CorpsV Corps (United Kingdom)V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
- Lieutenant-General Charles KeightleyCharles KeightleyGeneral Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO was a senior officer in the British Army during and following World War II.-Military career:...
- Corps Troops
- 1st Army Group Royal Artillery (Five medium regiments)
- 2nd Army Group Royal Artillery (Five medium regiments)
- 6th Armoured Division Artillery
- 54th Super Heavy Regiment R.A. (less two batteries)
- Special Forces
- Two squadrons Special Boat ServiceSpecial Boat ServiceThe Special Boat Service is the special forces unit of the British Royal Navy. Together with the Special Air Service, Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group they form the United Kingdom Special Forces and come under joint control of the same Director Special...
- Two troops Raiding Support Regiment
- Italian 28th Garibaldi Brigade (Partisans)
- Two squadrons Special Boat Service
- Corps Troops
- British 56th Infantry Division (Major-General J. Y. Whitfield)
- 24th Guards Brigade
- 167th Infantry Brigade
- 169th Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Commando Brigade (under command)
- 9th Armoured Brigade (under command)
- 27th Lancers27th LancersThe 27th Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1941 to 1945.The regiment was raised in June 1941 from a cadre of personnel taken from the 12th Royal Lancers, and was assigned to 11th Armoured Division as the divisional reconnaissance regiment...
(armoured cars) (under command) - 4th Hussars (Kangaroo armoured personnel carriersKangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)A Kangaroo was a World War II Commonwealth or British armoured personnel carrier , created by conversion of a tank chassis. Created as an expedient measure by the Canadian Army, the Kangaroos were so successful that they were soon being used by British forces as well...
)
- British 78th Infantry DivisionBritish 78th Infantry DivisionThe British 78th Infantry Division, also known as the Battleaxe Division, fought in the Second World War in North Africa and Italy.- History :...
(Major-General Keith ArbuthnottKeith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of ArbuthnottMajor General Robert Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott CB, CBE, DSO, MC. .He was educated at Fettes College and RMC Sandhurst. He served in both World Wars and was mentioned in despatches...
)- 11th Infantry Brigade
- 36th Infantry Brigade
- 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Armoured Brigade (under command)
- Indian 8th Infantry Division (Major-General Dudley RussellDudley RussellLieutenant-General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC was an officer in the British and Indian Armies during World War I and World War II.-Early career:...
)- 17th Indian Infantry Brigade17th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 17th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in November 1940, at the Delhi Cantonment in India and assigned to the 8th Indian Infantry Division. They were sent to participate in the Anglo-Iraqi War and the Syria-Lebanon Campaign...
- 19th Indian Infantry Brigade19th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 19th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in October, 1940 at Old Delhi in India and assigned to the 8th Indian Infantry Division. In August 1941, they took part in the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran...
- 21st Indian Infantry Brigade21st Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 21st Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was converted from the Quetta Brigade in September 1940, and assigned to the 9th Indian Infantry Division. In March 1941, it was transferred to the 10th Indian Infantry Division and took part in...
- 21st Tank Brigade (under command)
- 17th Indian Infantry Brigade
- New Zealand 2nd Division (Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Freyberg)
- 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade4th New Zealand Armoured BrigadeThe 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade was formed in October 1942 from the remnants of the 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade. They were part of the 2nd New Zealand Division, which had already seen action in the Battle of Greece the Battle of Crete and in the North African Campaign, having a leading...
- 5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
- 6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
- 9th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
- 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade
- Italian Cremona Combat GroupItalian Co-Belligerent ArmyThe Italian Co-Belligerent Army , or the Army of the South , was the army of the Italian Royalist forces fighting on the side of the Allies during World War II....
- 21st Italian Infantry Regiment
- 22nd Italian Infantry Regiment
British X CorpsX Corps (United Kingdom)The X Corps was a British Army formation in the First World War and was later reformed in 1942 during the North African campaign of the Second World War as part of the Eighth Army.- First World War :...
- Lieutenant-General John Hawkesworth
- Jewish BrigadeJewish BrigadeThe Jewish Infantry Brigade Group was a military formation of the British Army that served in Europe during the Second World War. The brigade was formed in late 1944, and its personnel fought the Germans in Italy...
(from March 1945)- Palestine Regiment
- Italian Fruili Combat GroupItalian Co-Belligerent ArmyThe Italian Co-Belligerent Army , or the Army of the South , was the army of the Italian Royalist forces fighting on the side of the Allies during World War II....
- 87th Italian Infantry Regiment
- 88th Italian Infantry Regiment
- Jewish Brigade
British XIII CorpsXIII Corps (United Kingdom)XIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I and World War II.-World War I:XIII Corps was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. On the First day on...
- Lieutenant-General Sir John Harding
- 6th Army Group Royal Artillery (under command)
- Indian 10th Infantry DivisionIndian 10th Infantry DivisionThe Indian 10th Infantry Division was a war formed Infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. In four years, the division traveled over from Tehran to Trieste, fought three little wars, and fought two great campaigns: Anglo-Iraqi War, Invasion of Syria-Lebanon, Anglo-Soviet invasion...
(Major-General Denys ReidDenys Whitehorn ReidDenys Whitehorn Reid CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, MC and Bar was an officer in the British Army and the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-World War I and inter-war years:...
)- 10th Indian Infantry Brigade10th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 10th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1939. In June 1940 it was assigned to the 5th Indian Infantry Division and in September 1940, sailed for East Africa...
- 20th Indian Infantry Brigade20th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 20th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1940, by the conversion of the Khojak Brigade and assigned to the 9th Indian Infantry Division...
- 25th Indian Infantry Brigade25th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 25th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in February, 1941 at Ahmednagar in India and assigned to the 10th Indian Infantry Division....
- 2nd battalion Lovat ScoutsLovat ScoutsThe Lovat Scouts were a British Army unit. The unit was first formed during the Second Boer War as a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment of the British Army and is the first known military unit to wear a ghillie suit...
(under command) - 2nd battalion Highland Light InfantryHighland Light InfantryThe Highland Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. In 1923 the regimental title was expanded to the Highland Light Infantry ...
(under command)
- 10th Indian Infantry Brigade
- Italian Folgore Combat GroupItalian Co-Belligerent ArmyThe Italian Co-Belligerent Army , or the Army of the South , was the army of the Italian Royalist forces fighting on the side of the Allies during World War II....
- Nembo Regiment
- San Marco Regiment
Polish II Corps
- Major-General Zygmunt Bohusz-SzyszkoZygmunt Bohusz-SzyszkoZygmunt Piotr Bohusz-Szyszko was a Polish general. During World War I he served in the Imperial Russian army....
(acting commander)- Corps Troops
- Army Group Polish Artillery
- 54th Super Heavy Regiment R.A. (one battery)
- 7th Armoured Brigade (under command)
- 43rd Gurkha Lorried Infantry Brigade43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry BrigadeThe 43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade or 43rd Indian Infantry Brigade or 43rd Gurkha Lorried Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in 1943, by the renaming of the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade and instead of Indian cavalry regiment...
(under command) - 14th/20th Hussars (Kangaroo armoured personnel carriersKangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)A Kangaroo was a World War II Commonwealth or British armoured personnel carrier , created by conversion of a tank chassis. Created as an expedient measure by the Canadian Army, the Kangaroos were so successful that they were soon being used by British forces as well...
) (under command)
- Corps Troops
- Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle DivisionPolish 3rd Carpathian Rifle DivisionThe Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division , also commonly known as Christmas Tree Division due to the characteristic emblem, was an Allied unit fighting during World War II on the Italian Front...
(Major-General Bolesław Bronisław Duch)- 1st Carpathian Rifle Brigade
- 2nd Carpathian Rifle Brigade
- 3rd Carpathian Rifle Brigade
- Polish 5th Kresowa Infantry Division (Major-General Nikodem SulikNikodem SulikNikodem Sulik-Sarnowski, who used the noms de guerre "Jodko", "Jod", "Karol", and "Sarnowski" , was an officer of the Russian Imperial Army, and Generał brygady of the Polish Army.-Biography:...
)- 5th Wilenska Infantry Brigade
- 6th Lwowska Infantry Brigade
- 4th Wolwyn Infantry Brigade
- Polish 2nd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier-General Bronislaw RakowskiBronislaw RakowskiBronisław Stanisław Rakowski was a Polish general. Fought in the Polish legions, imprisoned by the Soviets during Soviet invasion of Poland, fought in the Anders Army and Polish Armed Forces in the West.* 1931–1936: Commanding Officer 12th Ulan Regiment* 1936–1939: Head of Army Historical Bureau*...
)
Army Reserve
- British 6th Armoured Division (Major-General Horatius MurrayHoratius MurrayGeneral Sir Horatius Murray GCB KBE DSO was a British Army General during World War II.-Military career:Horatius Murray was commissioned into the Cameronians in 1923....
)- British 26th Armoured Brigade
- British 1st Guards Brigade
- British 61st Infantry Brigade
- British 25th Armoured Engineer Brigade (less detachments with assault divisions)
- British 2nd Parachute Brigade
German Army Group CArmy Group CArmy Group C was an army group of the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War.-Career:Army Group C was set up from Heeresgruppenkommando 2 in Frankfurt on 26 August 1939...
Commander:
- General Heinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich von VietinghoffHeinrich Gottfried Otto Richard von Vietinghoff genannt Scheel was a German Colonel-General of the German Army during the Second World War....
(to 29th April) - Lieutenant-General Friedrich SchulzFriedrich SchulzKarl Friedrich "Fritz" Wilhelm Schulz was a German general of infantry, serving during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
(from 29 April to 2 May) - General Heinrich von Vietinghoff (from 2 May)
German Tenth Army
Commander:- Lieutenant-General Traugott HerrTraugott HerrTraugott Herr was a German general of Panzer troops who served during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
German LXXVI Panzer Corps
- Lieutenant-General Graff Gerhard von SchwerinGerhard von SchwerinGerhard Helmuth Detloff Graf von Schwerin was a German army General in World War II. As General der Panzertruppe, he was tasked with defending the city of Aachen while in command of the 116th Panzer Division "Windhund" .By the time the 3rd US Armored Division reached Aachen on 13 September 1944,...
(to 25 April 1945) - Major-General Karl von GraffenKarl von GraffenKarl von Graffen was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
(from 25 April 1945)- German 162nd (Turkestan) Infantry Division162nd Turkoman DivisionThe 162nd Turkoman Division was a military division that was formed by the German Army during the Second World War. It drew its men from prisoners of war or refugees who came from the Caucasus and from Turkic lands further east. The soldiers were trained at Neuhammer...
(Major-General Ralph von Heygendorff) - 42nd Jäger Division42nd Jäger Division42nd Jäger Division was a German Infantry division during World War II. It can trace its origins to the 187th Infantry Division which was based in Austria until September 1942, when it was redesignated as the 187th Reserve Division. The 187th was sent to Croatia and was redesignated the 42nd Jäger...
(Major-General Walter JostWalter JostWalter Jost was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
) - German 362nd Infantry Division (Brigadier-General Alois WeberAlois Weber (general)Alois Weber was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
) - 98th Volksgrenadier Division98th Infantry Division (Germany)The 98th Infantry Division was created on 18 September 1939 in Grafenwöhr. It was destroyed on the Crimea in May 1944 and reformed on 5 June 1944.-Commanding officers:* Generalleutnant Erich Schröck, 1 September 1939 - 11 April 1940...
(Major-General Alfred-Hermann ReinhardtAlfred-Hermann ReinhardtAlfred-Hermann Reinhardt was a German Generalleutnant serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
to 11 April 1945 then Brigadier-General Otto Schiel)
- German 162nd (Turkestan) Infantry Division
German I Parachute Corps
- Lieutenant-General Richard HeidrichRichard HeidrichRichard Heidrich , was a highly decorated German Fallschirmjäger and general during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
- German 26th Panzer Division (Brigadier-General Alfred Kuhnert to 19 April 1945 then Major-General Viktor Linnarz)
- German 1st Parachute Division1st Parachute Division (Germany)The German 1st Parachute Division was a German elite military parachute-landing Division that fought during World War II. A division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division...
(Brigadier-General Karl-Lothar SchulzKarl-Lothar SchulzKarl-Lothar Schulz , 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...
) - German 4th Parachute Division (Major-General Heinrich TrettnerHeinrich TrettnerHeinrich "Heinz" Trettner was a German general serving during World War II and from 1964 to 1966 Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
) - German 278th Infantry Division (Major-General Harry HoppeHarry HoppeHarry Hoppe was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
)- 1st Italian Assault Company "Forlì"(Pier Vittorio Riccardi)
- German 305th Infantry Division (Brigadier-General Friedrich von Schellwitz)
German LXXIII Corps
- Lieutenant-General Anton DostlerAnton DostlerAnton Dostler was a General of the Infantry in the regular German army during World War II. In the first allied war trial after the war, Dostler was tried and found guilty of war crimes and sentenced to death by firing squad.-Military career:Anton Dostler joined the German Army in 1910 and served...
- Minor units coast watching between the Po and Venice.
German LXXXXVII Corps (transferred to Army Group EArmy Group EArmy Group E was a German Army Group active during World War II.Army Group E was created on 1 January 1943 from the 12th Army...
on 10 April)
- General of the Mountain Troops Ludwig KüblerLudwig KüblerGeneral Ludwig Kübler was a German General of the Mountain Troops during World War II who was executed as a war criminal in Yugoslavia.- Early life :...
- German 237th Infantry Division (Major-General Hans von Grävenitz until late April then Colonel Karl Falkner)
- German 188th Mountain Division (Major-General Hans von Hößlin)
Army Reserve
- German 29th Panzergrenadier Division (Major-General Fritz Polack)
- German 155th Infantry Division155th Infantry Division (Germany)The 155th Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II.- History :The 155th Infantry Division was raised some time before February 1945, where it was known to have been sent into Italy to reinforce the German and Italian armies, who were resisting the Allied advance during...
(Brigadier-General Georg Zwade)
German Fourteenth Army
- Commander:
- Lieutenant-General Joachim LemelsenJoachim LemelsenJoachim Hermann August Lemelsen was a German general during the Second World War. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
German XIV Panzer Corps
- Lieutenant-General Frido von Senger und Etterlin
- German 65th Infantry Division65th Infantry Division (Germany)The 65th Infantry Division was a German division in World War II. It was formed in July 1942.-65. Infanterie-Division 1943:*Infanterie-Regiment 145*Infanterie-Regiment 146*Panzerjäger- und Aufklärungs-Abteilung 165...
(Major-General Hellmuth PfeiferHellmuth PfeiferHans-Hellmuth Pfeifer was a German general who commanded the 65. Infantrie Division during World War II. It's field of operation was Italy at the time of his command...
) - German 8th Mountain Division (Major-General Paul Schricker)
- German 94th Infantry Division94th Infantry Division (Germany)The 94th Infantry Division was a German Army infantry division in World War II.-Formation and the west campaign:...
(Major-General Bernhard Steinmetz)
- German 65th Infantry Division
German LI Mountain Corps
- Lieutenant-General Valentin FeursteinValentin FeursteinValentin Feurstein was an Austrian military officer serving in the Austrian and German armies.Feurstein served in the Austrian Bundesheer in the 1930s. He served as Commander of 3.Division...
until March 1945 and then Lieutenant-General Friedrich-Wilhelm HauckFriedrich-Wilhelm HauckFriedrich-Wilhelm Hauck was a highly decorated General der Artillerie in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several corps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or...
- German 114th Jäger Division (Brigadier-General Hans-Joachim Ehlert to 15 April 1945 then Brigadier-General Martin Strahammer)
- German 334th Volksgrenadier DivisionGerman 334th Infantry Division80th Infantry Division334th Infantry Division756th Mountain Infantry RegimentThe German 334th Infantry Division was created in November 1942...
(Major-General Hellmuth BöhlkeHellmuth BöhlkeOtto Hellmuth Böhlke was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 334. Infanterie-Division. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
) - German 232nd Infantry Division (Major-General Eccard Freiherr von GablenzEccard Freiherr von GablenzEccard Freiherr von Gablenz was a German general who commanded several divisions during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
) - German 148th Infantry Division148th Reserve Division (Germany)The German 148th Reserve Division was a German reserve infantry division during the Second World War, made up of three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment.- History :...
(Major-General Otto Fretter-PicoOtto Fretter-PicoOtto Fretter-Pico was a highly decorated major-general in the German Army during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful...
) - 1st Bersaglieri "Italia" Division (Major-General Mario Carloni)
Corps Lombardia
- Lieutenant-General Kurt JahnKurt JahnGeneral Kurt Jahn, aka Curt Jahn, was a German general and commander in Lombardy, Italy during World War II. Born in Schmalkalden, Germany, he was captured West of Mailand, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on May 1, 1945....
- 3rd Italian "San Marco" Marine Infantry Division (Major-General Amilcare Farina)
- 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment
- 5th Marine Infantry Regiment
- Battle Group Meinhold
- Fortress Brigade 135
- 4th Italian "Monte Rosa" Alpine Division (elements)
- 3rd Italian "San Marco" Marine Infantry Division (Major-General Amilcare Farina)
German LXXV Corps
- Lieutenant-General Hans SchlemmerHans SchlemmerDipl.-Ing. Johann "Hans" SchlemmerIn German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur was a highly decorated General der Gebirgstruppe in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the LXXV. Armeekorps. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
- 2nd Italian "Littorio" Infantry Division (Major-General Tito Agosti)
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 4th Alpine Regiment
- German 5th Mountain Division (Brigadier-General Hans Steets)
- German 34th Infantry Division34th Infantry Division (Germany)The 34th Infantry Division, , was a German military unit that fought in the Battle of France and on the Eastern Front during World War II.-Commanding officers:*Generalleutnant Erich Lüdke, 1 April 1936 – 1 October 1937...
(Major-General Theobald LiebTheo-Helmut LiebTheo-Helmut Lieb was a German general who held several divisional commands during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield...
) - 4th Italian "Monterosa" Alpine Division (bulk of) (Colonel Giorgio Milazzo)
- 7th Alpine Regiment
- 8th Alpine Regiment
- 2nd Italian "Littorio" Infantry Division (Major-General Tito Agosti)
Army Group Reserve
- German 90th Panzergrenadier Division (Brigadier-General Heinrich Baron von BehrHeinrich Baron von BehrHeinrich Alexander Ferdinand Baron von Behr was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves...
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