Second Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle February 1944
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Second Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle February 1944 is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the fighting on the Winter Line
in February 1944 during the period generally known as the Second Battle of Monte Cassino
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Allied Armies in Italy
German Army Group C
Commander:
Winter Line
The Winter Line was a series of German military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt. The primary Gustav Line ran across Italy from just north of where the Garigliano River flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, through the Apennine Mountains to the...
in February 1944 during the period generally known as the Second Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Monte Cassino
The Battle of Monte Cassino was a costly series of four battles during World War II, fought by the Allies against Germans and Italians with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome.In the beginning of 1944, the western half of the Winter Line was being anchored by Germans...
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Allied Armies in ItalyAllied Armies in ItalyAllied Armies in Italy, commanded by Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander, was the title of the highest Allied field headquarters in Italy, during the middle part of the Italian campaign...
- C-in-C: General Sir Harold AlexanderHarold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of TunisField Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis was a British military commander and field marshal of Anglo-Irish descent who served with distinction in both world wars and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian...
- Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir John HardingJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of PethertonField Marshal Allan Francis John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, GCB, CBE, DSO, MC was a British Army officer and Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1957, Cyprus being a British colony at that time....
U.S. Fifth Army
Commander:- Lieutenant-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...
New Zealand Corps
- Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg
- 2nd New Zealand Division (Major-General Howard KippenbergerHoward KippenbergerMajor-General Sir Howard Karl Kippenberger, KBE, CB, DSO, ED, , known as Kip, served as a New Zealand soldier in both World Wars.-Personal life:Howard Kippenberger married Ruth Isobel Flynn, of Lyttelton in 1922...
)- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 21st Infantry Battalion
- 23rd Infantry Battalion
- 28th (Māori) Infantry BattalionMaori BattalionThe 28th Battalion, more commonly known as the Māori Battalion, was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army that served during the Second World War. It was formed following pressure on the Labour government by some Māori MPs and Māori organisations throughout the country wanting a full Māori...
- 6th Infantry Brigade
- 24th Infantry Battalion
- 25th Infantry Battalion
- 26th Infantry Battalion
- 4th Armoured Brigade
- 18th Armoured Regiment
- 19th Armoured Regiment
- 20th Armoured Regiment
- 22nd Motorised Battalion
- Divisional troops
- 4th, 5th and 6th Field Regiments, New Zealand Artillery
- 14th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, NZA
- 11th and 17th Field Regiments, Royal ArtilleryRoyal ArtilleryThe Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
- 66th and 80th Medium Regiments, RA
- 6th, 7th and 8th Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
- 5th Field Park Company, NZE
- 2nd NZ Division Reconnaissance Regiment
- 5th Infantry Brigade
- 4th Indian Infantry Division (Major-General Francis TukerFrancis TukerLieutenant General Sir Francis Ivan Simms Tuker KCIE CB DSO OBE was a British Indian Army officer.-Military career:...
until 4th February then Brigadier Harry DimolineHarry Kenneth DimolineBrigadier Harry Kenneth Dimoline CBE MBE DSO TD CPM was an artillery officer in the British and British Indian Armies during World War II.-World War II:...
(due to illness))- 5th Indian Infantry Brigade5th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 5th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was converted for the 9th Indian Infantry Brigade in September 1939, and assigned to the 4th Indian Infantry Division. The brigade fist moved to Egypt and took part in the early battles in North...
(Brigadier D. R. E. R. Bateman)- 1/4th Essex RegimentEssex RegimentThe Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.-Origins:...
- 4th battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles6th Rajputana RiflesThe 6th Rajputana Rifles were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1922, after the Indian government reformed the army. They moved away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
- 1st battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles
- 1/4th Essex Regiment
- 7th Indian Infantry Brigade7th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 7th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1939, by renaming the Poona Independent Brigade as the 7th Indian Infantry Brigade and renumbered 4th in June 1940, A second 7th Brigade was formed in June 1940, and assigned...
(Brigadier O. de T. Lovett)- 1st battalion Royal Sussex RegimentRoyal Sussex RegimentThe Royal Sussex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot...
- 4th battalion 16th Punjab Regiment16th Punjab RegimentThe 16th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st, 14th and 15th Punjab Regiments in 1956 to form the Punjab Regiment....
- 1st battalion 2nd Gurkha Rifles
- 1st battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
- 11th Indian Infantry Brigade11th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 11th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1939. In October 1939, it was assigned to the 4th Indian Infantry Division...
(Brigadier V. C. Griffin)- 2nd battalion Cameron HighlandersQueen's Own Cameron HighlandersThe 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...
- 1st battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 2nd battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles
- 2nd battalion Cameron Highlanders
- Divisional troops
- 1st, 11th and 31st Field Regiments, Royal Artillery
- 149th Anti-tank Regiment, RA
- 27th Anti-aircraft Regiment, RA
- Engineers
- 4th Field Company King George's Own Bengal Sappers and MinersBengal Engineer GroupThe Bengal Engineer Group or the Bengal Sappers or Bengal Engineers as they are informally known, are remnants of British Indian Army's Bengal Army of the Bengal Presidency in British India; now a regiment of the Corps of Engineers in the Indian Army. The Bengal Sappers have their regimental...
- 12th Field Company Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and MinersMadras Engineer GroupMadras Engineer Group are a regiment of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The Madras Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile Madras Presidency army of the British Raj. This regiment has its HQ in Bangalore...
- 21st Field Company Royal Bombay Sappers and MinersBombay Engineer GroupThe Bombay Engineering Group, or the Bombay Sappers as they are informally known, are a regiment of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers. The Bombay Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency army of the British Raj. This regiment has its centre in Khadki, Pune in...
- 11th Field Park Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
- 5th Indian Bridging Platoon
- 4th Field Company King George's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
- Central India Horse (Reconnaissance Regiment)
- Machine gun battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles6th Rajputana RiflesThe 6th Rajputana Rifles were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1922, after the Indian government reformed the army. They moved away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
- 5th Indian Infantry Brigade
- British 78th Infantry Division (from 17 February) (Major-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:...
)- 11th British Infantry Brigade
- 2nd battalion Lancashire FusiliersLancashire FusiliersThe 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 RegimentEast Surrey RegimentThe 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 RegimentNorthamptonshire RegimentThe 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...
- 2nd battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
- 36th Infantry Brigade
- 6th battalion Royal West Kent Regiment
- 5th battalion The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
- 8th battalion Argyll and Sutherland HighlandersArgyll and Sutherland HighlandersThe Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....
- 38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade38th (Irish) Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)The 38th Infantry Brigade was a British Army unit formed initially after the start of World War I, without the title 'Irish'.-History:...
- 2nd battalion London Irish Regiment
- 1st battalion Royal Irish FusiliersRoyal Irish FusiliersThe 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...
- 6th battalion Inniskilling Fusiliers
- Divisional troops
- 17th, 132nd and 128th Field Regiments, RA
- 64th Anti-tank Regiment, RA
- 49th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RA
- 214th, 237th and 256th Field Company, Royal EngineersRoyal EngineersThe Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
- 281st Field Park Company, RE
- 21st Bridging Platoon, RE
- 56th Reconnaissance Regiment
- 1st battalion Kensington Regiment
- 11th British Infantry Brigade
- Corps troops
- 2nd Army Group, RA (under command)
- Three Field Regiments, RA
- Five Medium Regiments, RA
- 2nd New Zealand Division (Major-General Howard Kippenberger
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:
- Field MarshalGeneralfeldmarschallField Marshal or Generalfeldmarschall in German, was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire; in the Austrian Empire, the rank Feldmarschall was used...
Albert KesselringAlbert KesselringAlbert Kesselring was a German Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. In a military career that spanned both World Wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most skilful commanders, being one of 27 soldiers awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords...
XIV Panzer Corps
- Lieutenant-General Frido von Senger und Etterlin
- German 90th Panzergrenadier Division (Major-General Ernst-Gunther BaadeErnst-Günther BaadeGeneralleutnant Ernst-Günther Baade was a German general serving during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme...
. Placed in charge of all troops in the Cassino position from 1 February.)- 155th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 200th Panzer Grenadier Regiment (Colonel von Behr)
- 3 battalions
- 361st Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- 3 battalions
- Divisional troops
- 190th Armoured Reconnaissance battalion
- 190th Panzer battalion
- 190th Artillery Regiment
- 90th Anti-tank battalion
- 90th Engineer battalion
- 3rd battalion 3rd Parachute Regiment
- 2nd battalion 1st Parachute Regiment
- Parachute Machine Gun Battalion
- 4th Alpine Battalion
- 155th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- German 90th Panzergrenadier Division (Major-General Ernst-Gunther Baade
- German 44th Reichsgrenadier Division Hoch und Deutschchmeister
- 131st Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 132nd Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 134th Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- Divisional troops
- 44th Fusilier battalion
- 96th Artillery Regiment
- 46th Anti-tank battalion
- 96th Engineer battalion
- 131st Infantry Regiment
- 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:...
- 267th Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 274th Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 276th Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- Divisional troops
- 94th Fusilier battalion
- 194th Artillery Regiment
- 194th Anti-tank battalion
- 94th Engineer battalion
- 267th Infantry Regiment
- German 71st Infantry Division (elements at AnzioOperation ShingleOperation Shingle , during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. The operation was commanded by Major General John P. Lucas and was intended to outflank German forces of the Winter Line and enable an...
ordered back to Tenth Army on 8 February)- 191st Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 194th Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 211st Infantry Regiment
- 3 battalions
- Divisional troops
- 171st Fusilier battalion
- 171st Artillery Regiment
- 171st Anti-tank battalion
- 171st Engineer battalion
- 191st Infantry Regiment
- German 15th Panzer Grenadier Division (elements at AnzioOperation ShingleOperation Shingle , during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. The operation was commanded by Major General John P. Lucas and was intended to outflank German forces of the Winter Line and enable an...
ordered back to Tenth Army on 8 February)- 104th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 115th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 129th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- 3 battalions
- Divisional troops
- 115th Armoured Reconnaissance battalion
- 115th Panzer battalion
- 33rd Artillery battalion
- 33rd Anti-tank battalion
- 115th Engineer battalion
- 104th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- German 29th Panzergrenadier Division (ordered to AnzioOperation ShingleOperation Shingle , during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. The operation was commanded by Major General John P. Lucas and was intended to outflank German forces of the Winter Line and enable an...
early Feb)- 15th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- 3 battalions
- 71st Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- 3 battalions
- Divisional troops
- 129th Armoured Reconnaissance battalion
- 129th Panzer battalion
- 29th Artillery Regiment
- 29th Anti-tank battalion
- 29th Engineer battalion
- 15th Panzer Grenadier Regiment