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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
Operation Baytown United Kingdom
Operation Baytown Canada
Operation Baytown Italy
Operation Baytown Germany
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Bernard Montgomery
United Kingdom Miles C. Dempsey
Canada Guy Simonds
Fascist Italy Mario Arisio
Nazi Germany Traugott Herr
Units involved
United Kingdom XIII Corps Fascist Italy 7th Army
Nazi Germany 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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