Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 04.12.2005
SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
Sicily
1943
  Causes
  Chronology
  Results
  Forces & Casualties
  Commanders
  Battles & Battle Honours 		  Order of  Battle
  Campaign Medals
  Societies, Forums, Re-Enactors
  Museums & Memorials
  Bibliography  
  External Links
 
   Causes

     

   Chronology (except battles, which see below)
 
 
 
   Results

     

   Forces and Casualties
 
 
peak forces
total forces
total dead
KIA
NCD
civilian dead
WIA
PW-MIA
  subtotal
  TOTAL
                   
   Commanders
 
Britain and Allies:
 
   
Italy:
 
   
   
   
   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
 
Date Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face) 		Regiments
(regts with emblazoned Honours shown in bold;
non-honoured in italics)
Note: British battle honours were published in separate regimental lists between 1957 and 1960.
Canadian Army awards were published in 1957-58, with French modifications in 1958.
1943 July 9-12 Landing in Sicily
Cav: Y52(YLo3/4)
Inf: F11 F19 F21 F22 F26 F27 F34 F37 F38 F39 F42 F48 F65 F68 F71 F72 F75 F91 GPR SAS CdoAssn
Inf: 3/10 3/12
Inf: RCR PPCLI M48 M72 M101 M105(NSask) HPER C&Y(RNBR) WNSR
Débarquement en Sicile
Cav: A12 Inf: R22R
 
1943 July 11-13 Solarino
Inf: F27 F62 F68
 
1943 July 11-14 Vizzini
Inf: F42
 
1943 July 12-13 Augusta
Inf: F72
 
1943 July 13-18 Francofonte
Inf: F57 F72 F79
 
1943 July 13-18 Lentini
Cav: Y52(YLo3/4) Inf: F19 L18
 
1943 July 13-18 Primosole Bridge
Cav: RTR Inf: F15 F22 F68 L14 Para
 
1943 July 15 Grammichele
Cav: A12 Inf: HPER
 
1943 July 16-17 Piazza Arminera
Cav: A12 Inf: M101
 
1943 July 15-20 Sferro
Inf: 5/F42 1:7/F57 1/F75 5/F75
 
1943 July 15-20 Valguarnera
Cav: A12
Inf: RCR PPCLI M48 HPER C&Y(RNBR) WNSR M105(NSask)
 
1943 July 18-21 Simeto Bridgehead
Cav: Y52(YLo3/4)
Inf: F22 F26 F27 F62 F65 L18
 
1943 July 18-21 Gerbini
Cav: RTR Inf: F42 F91
 
1943 July 20-22 Assoro
Inf: M48 HPER
 
1943 July 21-22 Leonforte
Inf: PPCLI M101
 
1943 July 24-28 Agira
Inf: F39
Cav: A12
Inf: RCR PPCLI M48 M72 M101 M105(NSask) HPER
 
1943 July 29-
   1943 Aug. 7		 Adrano
Cav: RTR
Inf: F20 F27 F31 F42 F48 F50 F72 F79 F87 L18
Cav: R4 A12
Inf: RCR R22R M48 M72 M101 M105(NSask) HPER WNSR
 
1943 July 29-30 Catenanuova
Inf: R22R WNSR
 
1943 July 29-
   1943 Aug. 3		 Regalbuto
Inf: F11 F37 F39
Inf: RCR M48 HPER
 
1943 July 31-
   1943 Aug. 3		 Sferro Hills
Inf: ?/F42 1:7/F57 2/F72 5/F72 5/F79
 
1943 July 31-
   1943 Aug. 3		 Centuripe
Inf: F3 F27 F31 F50 F87 F91 L13 L18
Inf: WNSR
 
1943 Aug. 2-6 Troina Valley
Cav: R4 Inf: M72 M101
Vallée du Troina
Cav: A12
 
1943 Aug. 4 Salso Crossing
Inf: F87 L18
 
1943 Aug. 5 Simeto Crossing
Inf: F27 F87 L18
 
1943 Aug. 9 Monte Rivoglia
Inf: F3 F50
 
1943 Aug. 12-13 Malleto
Inf: F87 L18
 
1943 Aug. 2-17 Pursuit to Messina
Inf: F27 F49 F65 L18 CdoAssn
Cav: A11
 
1943 July 9-
   1943 Aug. 17		 Sicily 1943
Cav: D1 RTR Y52(YLo3/4)
Inf: F3 F11 F15 F19 F20 F21 F22 F26 F27 F31 F34 F37 F38 F39 F41 F42 F48 F49 F50 F51 F57 F62 F65 F68 F71 F72 F75 F79 F91 HAC L13 L14 L18 Para GPR SAS CdoAssn
Inf: 3/10 3/12
Cav: R4 A11 A14 AD25
Inf: RCR PPCLI M48 M72 M101 M105(NSask) HPER LorneScot C&Y(RNBR) WNSR
Sicile 1943
Cav: A12 Inf: R22R
   Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)
Introduction to Regiments
   Medals
 
 
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   Bibliography
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