| 15th Army Group | |
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 15th Army Group Shoulder Insignia |
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| Active | 1943 - 1945 |
| Country | United Kingdom & United States |
| Allegiance | Allies |
| Type | Army Group |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Harold Alexander Mark W. Clark |
The 15th Army Group was an army group of the Allied forces in World War II.
It was activated in 1943 in Algiers, North Africa, to plan the invasion of Sicily codenamed Operation Husky. Its main forces for this job were the British Eighth Army and the U.S. Seventh Army. For some time, it was under command of British General Harold Alexander. By mid-1944, though, the small-scale invasion that had been planned earlier blew into a theatre of its own. 15th Army Group had pushed northward through Italy, capturing Rome, and driving the retreating Axis forces into Northern Italy. In December, American Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark became the new commander, and by 1945, they had an unparalleled superiority in Central Europe.
Order of Battle for 15th Army Group, August 1944
15th Army Group (General Sir Harold Alexander)
- British Eighth Army (Lieutenant General Oliver Leese)
- V Corps (United Kingdom) (Lieutenant General Charles Keightley)
- 1st Armoured Division (Major General Richard Hull)
- 4th Infantry Division (Major General Dudley Ward)
- 4th Indian Division (Major General Arthur Holworthy)
- 46th (North Midland) Infantry Division (Major General John Hawkesworth)
- 56th (London) Infantry Division (Major General J.Y. Whitfield)
- 25th Army Tank Brigade
- V Corps (United Kingdom) (Lieutenant General Charles Keightley)
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- I Canadian Corps (Lieutenant-General E. L. M. Burns)
- 1st Canadian Division (Major General Christopher Vokes)
- 2nd New Zealand Division (Lieutenant General Bernard Freyberg)
- 5th Canadian Armoured Division (Major General Bert Hoffmeister)
- 21st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade
- I Canadian Corps (Lieutenant-General E. L. M. Burns)
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- X Corps (United Kingdom) (Lieutenant General Sir Richard McCreery)
- Fifth United States Army (Lieutenant General Mark Clark)
- II Corps (United States) (Major General Geoffrey Keyes)
- 34th Infantry Division (United States) (Major General Charles L. Bolte)
- 88th Infantry Division (United States) (Major General John E. Sloan)
- 91st Infantry Division (United States) (Major General Livesay)
- II Corps (United States) (Major General Geoffrey Keyes)
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- IV Corps (United States) (Major General Willis D. Crittenberger)
- 6th South African Armoured Division (Major General Evered Poole)
- 85th Infantry Division (United States) (Major General John B. Coulter)
- Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) (Major General Mascarenhas de Morais)
- 442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
- IV Corps (United States) (Major General Willis D. Crittenberger)
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- XIII Corps (United Kingdom) (Lieutenant General Sidney Kirkman)
- 1st Infantry Division (Major General Charles Loewen)
- 6th Armoured Division (Major General H. Murray)
- 8th Indian Division (Major General Dudley Russell)
- XIII Corps (United Kingdom) (Lieutenant General Sidney Kirkman)
- Army Group Reserve
- 1st Armored Division (United States) (Major General V. E. Prichard)
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