10-01-2005, 02:32 PM
More info on Operation Avalanche (for those of you who don't know - the Invasion of Salerno, Italy July 1943).
Troops given to the 5th Army for Avalanche were as follows:
VI Corps American -
- 34th Inf Div
- 36th Inf Div
- 45th Inf Div
- 1st Armored
- 82nd Airborne Div
- 46th Inf Div
- 56 Inf Div
- 7th Armored Div
- 1st Airborne Div
- 531st Engineer Shore Regiment = VI Corps
- 540th Engineer Combat Regiment (-F Co) = VI Corps
- 540th F Co = 82nd Airborne
- 10th Engineer Combat Bn = 3rd Inf Div
- 16th Armored Engineer Bn(-Co B & Detachment Co E) = 1st Armored Div
- 16th Armored Co B & Detachment Co E = VI Corps
- 109th Engineer Combat Bn = 34th Inf Div
- 111th Engineer Combat Bn = 36th Inf Div
- 120th Engineer Combat Bn = 45th Inf Div
- 307th Airborne Engineer Bn = 82nd Airborne Div
- 46th (br) Inf Div Royal Engineers = 46th Inf Div
- 56th (Br) Inf Div Royal Engineers = 56th Inf Div
- 7th (Br) Armored Div Royal Engineers = 7th Armored Div
- X Corps (Br) Troops Royal Engineers = X Corps
- 36th Engineer Combat Reg (-Co H) = VI Corps
- 36th Engineers Co H = 82nd Airborne Div
- 39th Engineer Combat Reg (-2nd Bn) = VI Corps
- 337th Engineer General Service Reg = 5th Army
- 343rd Engineer Gen Service Reg = 5th Army
- Company A 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn (1st Detachment) = 5th Army
- 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn (Detachment Co A) = VI Corps
- Company C 405th Engineer Water Supply Bn = 5th Army
- 427th Engineer Dump Truck Co = 5th Army
- 1202nd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon = 5th Army
- 1st Platoon 451st Engineer Depot Co = 5th Army
- Detachment (Recon) 696th Petroleum Distributing Co = 5th Army
- 2616th Engineering Utilities Platoon = 5th Army
- 661st Engineer Topographic Co = VI Corps
- 2699th Engineer Map Detachment = 531st Engineer Shore Reg
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
I have moved this post and changed the title. Geez!