Operation Baytown

Operation Baytown
Part of the Allied invasion of Italy

British troops, presumably of the 5th Infantry Division, come ashore at Reggio, during the Allied invasion of Italy, September 1943.
Date3 – 8 September 1943
Location
Reggio Calabria, Italy
38°06′35.0″N 15°38′31.3″E / 38.109722°N 15.642028°E / 38.109722; 15.642028
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 Canada		  Italy
 Germany
Commanders and leaders
Bernard Montgomery
Miles C. Dempsey
Guy Simonds		 Mario Arisio
Camillo Mercalli
Traugott Herr
Units involved
XIII Corps XXXI Corps
LXXVI Panzer Corps

Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland of Italy that took place on 3 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy, itself part of the Italian Campaign, during the Second World War.

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