Allied invasion of Italy

Invasion of Italy
Part of the Italian campaign of World War II
Troops and vehicles being landed under shell fire during the invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno, September 1943.
Date 3–17[citation needed] September 1943 Location Salerno, Calabria and Taranto, Italy Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom United States Canada	Germany  Italy
Commanders and leaders
Dwight D. Eisenhower Harold Alexander Bernard Montgomery Mark W. Clark Andrew Cunningham Arthur Tedder	Albert Kesselring Heinrich von Vietinghoff Mario Arisio
Strength
189,000 (by 16 September)	100,000
Casualties and losses
2,009 killed 3,501 missing (presumed killed) 7,050 wounded	3,500 casualties[1][1] (incl. 630 killed)[1]

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group (comprising General Mark W. Clark's American Fifth Army and General Bernard Montgomery's British Eighth Army) and followed the successful Allied invasion of Sicily. A preliminary landing in Calabria (Operation Baytown) took place on 3 September, the main invasion force landed on the west coast of Italy at Salerno on 9 September as part of Operation Avalanche at the same time as a supporting operation at Taranto (Operation Slapstick).