Operation Husky order of battle
Operation Husky order of battle is a listing of the significant military and air force units that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 – August 17, 1943.
Waiting to load Tanks in La Pècherie French base in French Tunisia.
American and British troops landing near Gela, Sicily, July 10, 1943.
Principle Sicilian targets of the Northwest African Air Forces for Operation Husky.
An Albemarle towing a Horsa glider.
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed as the Western Army on 10 September 1941, in Egypt, before being renamed the Army of the Nile and then the Eighth Army on 26 September. It was created the better to control the growing Allied forces based in Egypt and to direct their efforts to lift the siege of Tobruk via Operation Crusader.
Alan Cunningham, after his appointment to command the Eighth Army
Neil Ritchie (center with pipe) who replaced Cunningham during Operation Crusader, pictured during the Battle of Gazala flanked by corps commanders.
Auchinleck, commander-in-chief Middle East Command, who eventually took over direct command of Eighth Army in 1942
Montgomery during the Second Battle of El Alamein
