Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle January 1944
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The Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle for January 1944, is a listing of the significant formations involved in the fighting on the Winter Line in January 1944, during the period generally known as the First Battle of Monte Cassino.
US Fifth Army
C-in-C: General Sir Harold Alexander
Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Sir John Harding
Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark
British X Corps (left)
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard McCreery
British 5th Infantry Division- Major-General Gerald Bucknall to 22 January, then
- Major-General P. G. S. Gregson-Ellis[1]
- 13th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier L. M. Campbell)
- 2nd Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
- 15th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier E. O. Martin until 22 January then Brigadier John Yeldham Whitfield[2])
- 1st Battalion, Green Howards
- 1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
- 17th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Dudley Ward)
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
- 6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
- 201st Guards Brigade (under command) (Brigadier R. B. R. Colvin)
- 6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
- 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards
- Divisional troops
- 91st (4th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 92nd (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 98th (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry Queen Mary's) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 156th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 102nd (Pembroke Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 52nd (6th London) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 18th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 215th (Gosport & Fareham) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
- 5th Reconnaissance Regiment
- 50th Royal Tank Regiment (One squadron attached from Corps troops)
- 7th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine gun)
- 245th, 252nd and 38th Field companies, Royal Engineers
- 254th Field Park Company, RE
- 18th Bridge Platoon, RE
- 13th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier L. M. Campbell)
British 46th Infantry Division- Major-General John Hawkesworth
- 128th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Manley Angell James)
- 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 138th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier G. P. Harding)
- 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
- 2/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
- 139th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier R. E. H. Stott)
- 2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
- 16th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- Divisional troops
- 70th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 71st (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 172nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 5th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 58th (Duke of Wellington's Regiment) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 115th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 215th Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
- 46th Reconnaissance Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine gun)
- 270th, 271st and 272nd Field companies, Royal Engineers
- 273rd Field Park Company, RE
- 201st Bridge Platoon, RE
- 40th Royal Tank Regiment (attached from Corps troops[3])
- 128th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Manley Angell James)
British 56th Infantry Division- Major-General Gerald Templer
- 167th (London) Infantry Brigade (Brigadier C. E. A. Firth until 29 January then Brigadier J. Scott-Elliott[4])
- 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 7th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 168th (London) Infantry Brigade (Brigadier K. C. Davidson)
- 10th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, London Scottish
- 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles
- 169th (London) Infantry Brigade (Brigadier L. O. Lyne)
- 2/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- 2/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- 2/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- Divisional troops
- 64th (7th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 113th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 142nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 51st (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 67th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 100th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 214th (Southsea) Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
- 44th Reconnaissance Regiment
- 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (Machine gun)
- 220th and 221st Field Companies, Royal Engineers
- 501st (London) Field Company, Royal Engineers
- 563rd Field Park Company, RE
- 40th Royal Tank Regiment (One squadron attached from Corps troops[4]
- 167th (London) Infantry Brigade (Brigadier C. E. A. Firth until 29 January then Brigadier J. Scott-Elliott[4])
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- Corps troops
- British 23rd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier Robert Arkwright)
- 40th Royal Tank Regiment (less detachments)
- 50th Royal Tank Regiment (less detachments)
- 11th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
- 2nd Special Service Brigade (Brigadier T. B. L. Churchill)
- 2nd Army Group Royal Artillery (under command)[4]
- 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 69th (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 74th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 140th (5th London) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 56th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 146th (Pembroke & Cardiganshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- British 23rd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier Robert Arkwright)
US II Corps (centre)
Major-General Geoffrey Keyes
US 1st Armored Division- Major General Ernest N. Harmon
- Armor
- 1st Armored Regiment
- 13th Armored Regiment
- Infantry
- 6th Armored Infantry Regiment
- Artillery
- 27th, 68th and 91st Armored Field Artillery Battalions
- Divisional troops
- 16th Engineer Battalion
- 81st Reconnaissance Squadron
- 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion (Self Propelled) (Attached)
- Armor
US 34th Infantry Division- Major General Charles W. Ryder)
- Infantry
- Artillery
- Divisional troops
- 109th Engineer Battalion
US 36th Infantry Division- Major General Fred L. Walker
- Infantry
- Artillery
- Divisional troops
- 111th Engineer Battalion
1st Special Service Force (Brigadier-General Robert T. Frederick)
I Motorized Grouping (Brigadier-General Vincenzo Dapino)
- 67th Infantry Regiment[6]
- 51st Bersaglieri Battalion
- 11th Artillery Regiment
- 5th Anti-tank Regiment
- One engineer battalion
French Expeditionary Corps (right)
General Alphonse Juin
3rd Algerian Infantry Division- Major-General Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
- 3rd Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment (3 battalions)
- 4th Tunisian Tirailleurs Regiment (3 battalions)
- 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment (3 battalions)
- 4th Group of Tabors (3 tabors)
- Divisional troops
- 67th African Artillery Regiment
- 83rd Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Algerian Spahis Reconnaissance Regiment
2nd Moroccan Infantry Division- Brigadier-General André M. Dody
- 4th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment (3 battalions)
- 5th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment (3 battalions)
- 8th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment (3 battalions)
- 3rd Group of Tabors (3 tabors)
- Divisional troops
- 63rd African Artillery Regiment
- 87th Engineer Battalion
- 3rd Moroccan Spahis Reconnaissance Regiment
Fifth Army reserve
US 45th Infantry "Thunderbird" Division- Major General 'William W. Eagles
- The 45th was sent to [Salerno] under Major General Troy H. Middleton. Major General William Eagles assumed command of the 45th in November 1943, and led the 45th in the fighting into the mountains north of Cassino, until 9 January 1944 until being sent to a rest area. They were sent to land at Anzio on 22 January 1944.
