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If there is a mistake please report on my <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Bot" title="User talk:Bot">talk page</a>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> [[File:Morotank.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Canadian [[M4 Sherman|Sherman tank]] driven off the road by German mortar fire, 10 December 1943.]]<br /> {{Campaignbox Italy}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Moro River Campaign order of battle&#039;&#039;&#039; is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the fighting during the [[Moro River Campaign]] in December 1943, part of the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] of [[World War II]].<br /> <br /> ==Allied Forces and organisation==<br /> [[File:Moro 48th counterattack.jpg|250px|thumb|Riflemen of the [[48th Highlanders of Canada]] take cover during German counterattack north of San Leonardo, 10 December 1943]]<br /> <br /> ===Allied Armies in Italy===<br /> :&#039;&#039;&#039;C-in-C:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] [[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis|Sir Harold Alexander]]<br /> <br /> ====Eighth Army====<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Commander:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> :General [[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Bernard Montgomery]]<br /> <br /> =====[[V Corps (United Kingdom)|V Corps]]=====<br /> :[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]] [[Charles Walter Allfrey|Charles Allfrey]]<br /> <br /> :* [[1st Canadian Division|1st Canadian Infantry Division]] ([[Major-general (Canada)|Major-General]] [[Christopher Vokes]])<br /> :***No. 1 Defense and Employment Platoon ([[Lorne Scots]])<br /> :** [[1st Canadian Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :*** [[The Royal Canadian Regiment]]<br /> :*** [[The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment]]<br /> :*** [[48th Highlanders of Canada]]<br /> :** [[2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :*** [[Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry]]<br /> :*** [[The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada]]<br /> :*** [[The Loyal Edmonton Regiment]]<br /> :** [[3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :*** [[Royal 22e Régiment|Royal 22&lt;sup&gt;e&lt;/sup&gt; Régiment]]<br /> :*** [[The Carleton and York Regiment]]<br /> :*** [[The West Nova Scotia Regiment]]<br /> :* [[1st Canadian Armoured Brigade]]<br /> :**[[11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment)]]<br /> :**[[12th Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment)]]<br /> :**[[14th Armoured Regiment (The Calgary Regiment)]]<br /> <br /> :* [[8th Infantry Division (India)|8th Indian Infantry Division]] ([[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] [[Dudley Russell]])<br /> :**[[6th Duke of Connaught&#039;s Own (Bengal) Lancers]] (Reconnaissance regiment)<br /> :**5th Battalion, (Machine Gun) [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]<br /> :**[[17th Indian Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***1st Battalion, [[Royal Fusiliers]]<br /> :***1st Battalion, [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]]<br /> :***1st Battalion, [[5th Gurkha Rifles|5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]]<br /> :**[[19th Indian Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***1/5th Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]]<br /> :***3rd Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]]<br /> :***6th Royal Battalion [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]<br /> :**[[21st Indian Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***5th Battalion, [[Queen&#039;s Own Royal West Kent Regiment]]<br /> :***1st Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]<br /> :***3rd Battalion, [[15th Punjab Regiment]]<br /> :*[[4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East|4th British Armoured Brigade]]<br /> :**[[44th Royal Tank Regiment]]<br /> :**[[50th Royal Tank Regiment]]<br /> :**[[3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]]<br /> :**2nd Battalion, [[King&#039;s Royal Rifle Corps]]<br /> <br /> =====[[XIII Corps (United Kingdom)|XIII Corps]]=====<br /> :Lieutenant-General [[Miles Dempsey]]<br /> <br /> :* [[2nd New Zealand Division]] (Lieutenant-General [[Bernard Freyberg]])<br /> :**[[4th Infantry Brigade (New Zealand)|4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade]]<br /> :***[[18th Battalion (New Zealand)|18th Armoured Regiment]]<br /> :***[[19th Battalion (New Zealand)|19th Armoured Regiment]]<br /> :***[[20th Battalion (New Zealand)|20th Armoured Regiment]]<br /> :**[[5th Infantry Brigade (New Zealand)|5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***[[22nd Battalion (New Zealand)|22nd Battalion]]<br /> :***[[23rd Battalion (New Zealand)|23rd Battalion]]<br /> :***[[Maori Battalion|28th (Maori) Battalion]]<br /> :**[[6th Infantry Brigade (New Zealand)|6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***[[24th Battalion (New Zealand)|24th Battalion]]<br /> :***[[25th Battalion (New Zealand)|25th Battalion]]<br /> :***[[26th Battalion (New Zealand)|26th Battalion]]<br /> :***[[27th Machine-Gun Battalion (New Zealand)|27th Machine Gun Battalion]]<br /> :**[[2nd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom)|2nd British Parachute Brigade]]<br /> :***[[4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment|4th Parachute Battalion]]<br /> :***[[5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion]]<br /> :***[[6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion]]<br /> :***1st Independent Glider Pilot Squadron, [[Glider Pilot Regiment]]<br /> :* [[5th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|5th British Infantry Division]] (Major-General [[Gerard Bucknall]])<br /> :**[[13th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|13th Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***2nd Battalion, [[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]<br /> :***2nd Battalion, [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]]<br /> :***2nd Battalion, [[Wiltshire Regiment]]<br /> :**[[15th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|15th Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***1st Battalion, [[Green Howards]]<br /> :***1st Battalion, [[King&#039;s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]]<br /> :***[[1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment|1st Battalion]], [[York and Lancaster Regiment]]<br /> :**[[17th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|17th Infantry Brigade]]<br /> :***2nd Battalion, [[Royal Scots Fusiliers]]<br /> :***2nd Battalion, [[Northamptonshire Regiment]]<br /> :***6th Battalion, [[Seaforth Highlanders]]<br /> :**[[Reconnaissance Corps#Units|5th Reconnaissance Regiment]], [[Reconnaissance Corps]]<br /> :**7th Battalion, [[Cheshire Regiment]]<br /> <br /> ==German forces and organisation==<br /> ===German Army Group C===<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Commander:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> :Field Marshal ({{lang|de|[[Generalfeldmarschall]]}}) [[Albert Kesselring]]<br /> <br /> ====German Tenth Army====<br /> :&#039;&#039;&#039;Commander:&#039;&#039;&#039; Lieutenant General ({{lang|de|[[General der Panzertruppe]]}}){{#tag:ref|In the German army and air force the rank equivalent to lieutenant-general was formally linked to the branch of the army ([[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Heer]]) or air force ([[Luftwaffe]]) in which the officer served: {{lang|de|General der Kavallerie}} (cavalry), {{lang|de|General der Artillerie}} (artillery), {{lang|de|General der Infanterie}} (infantry), {{lang|de|General der Panzertruppen}} (armoured troops), {{lang|de|General der Gebirgstruppen}} (mountain troops), {{lang|de|General der Pioniere}} (engineers), {{lang|de|General der Fallschirmtruppen}} (parachute troops), {{lang|de|General der Flieger}} (aviators), {{lang|de|General der Flakartillerie}} (anti-aircraft) and {{lang|de|General der Nachrichtentruppen}} (communications troops).|group=&quot;note&quot;}} [[Joachim Lemelsen]]<br /> <br /> =====[[German LXXVI Panzer Corps]]=====<br /> :General [[Traugott Herr]]<br /> <br /> :*[[German 1st Parachute Division|1st Parachute Division]] ([[Generalmajor]] [[Richard Heidrich]])<br /> :**1st Parachute Regiment<br /> :**3rd Parachute Regiment<br /> :**4th Parachute Regiment<br /> :**1st Parachute Artillery Regiment<br /> :**1st Parachute Anti-tank Battalion<br /> :*[[23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|26th Panzer Division]] ([[Generalleutnant]] [[Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz]])<br /> :**26th Panzer Regiment<br /> :**9th Panzergrenadier Regiment<br /> :**67th Panzergrenadier Regiment<br /> :**93rd Panzer Artillery Regiment<br /> :**93rd Anti-tank battalion<br /> :**26th Reconnaissance Battalion<br /> :*[[65th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|65th Infantry Division]] Generalmajor [[Hellmuth Pfeifer]])<br /> :**145th Grenadier Regiment<br /> :**146th Grenadier Regiment<br /> :**147th Grenadier Regiment<br /> :**165th Artillery Regiment<br /> :**165th Anti-tank Battalion<br /> :**165th Reconnaissance Battalion<br /> :*[[90th Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)|90th Panzergrenadier Division]] Generalleutnant Carl-Hans Lungershausen until 20 December then Oberst [[Ernst-Günther Baade]])<br /> :**155th Panzergrenadier Regiment<br /> :**200th Panzergrenadier Regiment<br /> :**361st Panzergrenadier Regiment<br /> :**190th Artillery Regiment<br /> :**190th Panzer Battalion<br /> :**1/190th Anti-tank Battalion<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> {{Reflist|group=&quot;note&quot;}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/OOBDefault.aspx |title=Orders of Battle.com |accessdate=2008-07-22 |last= |first= |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717145740/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/OOBDefault.aspx |archivedate=2007-07-17 }}<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.unithistories.com/default.asp |title=World War II unit histories and officers |accessdate=2008-07-22 |last=Houterman |first=Hans |author2=Koppes, Jeroen |archive-date=2008-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203142011/http://www.unithistories.com/default.asp |url-status=dead }}<br /> * {{cite web| url=http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-nz/2div-nzef-ww2.htm| title=2nd Infantry Division NZEF WW2. A Brief History of the New Zealand 2nd Infantry Division| first=Ruru| last=Paora| work=Digger History: an unofficial history of the Australian &amp; New Zealand Armed Forces website| accessdate=2008-07-22| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529230942/http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-nz/2div-nzef-ww2.htm| archivedate=2010-05-29}}<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=30 |title=Axis History Factbook: German army order of battle |accessdate=2008-07-22 |last=Wendell |first=Marcus |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029135233/http://axishistory.com/index.php?id=30 |archivedate=2006-10-29 }}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:World War II orders of battle]]<br /> [[Category:Italian campaign (World War II)]]<br /> [[Category:1943 in Italy]]</div> Bot