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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.
The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).
This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).
6th Airborne Division order of battle; List of wartime orders of battle for the British 6th Division (1810–1941) ... Operation Husky order of battle; I.
Historically, an order of battle was the order in which troops were positioned relative to the position of the army commander or the chronological order in which ships were deployed in naval situations. As combat operations develop during a campaign, orders of battle may be revised and altered in response to the military needs and challenges.
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Despite the name, an order of battle is not limited to single battle situations, but can also represent the involvement of armed forces in larger campaigns or theatres of war. Orders of battle are structured depending on the units involved. For example, an army will normally consist of a command unit plus infantry, cavalry and artillery formations.
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