Italy 1st Airlanding Light Regiment

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75 mm howitzer , gun crew shooting in support of british 5th infantry division, november 1943.


the regiment left england north africa on 16 may 1943, arriving @ oran in algeria on 26 may. 1st airborne division whole did not take part in allied invasion of sicily. however, 1st parachute , 1st airlanding brigades took part in brigade sized operations, ladbroke , fustian, without artillery support regiment. while in sicily lieutenant-colonel crawfurd, division s commander royal artillery (dcra), killed. replaced lieutenant-colonel mcleod , second in command, major w.f.k sheriff thompson, given command of regiment.


in september 1943, involved in operation slapstick, part of allied invasion of italy. division in north africa boarded ships of royal navy s 12th cruiser squadron @ bizerta on 8 september 1943. @ 15:00 on 9 september, flotilla reached port of taranto on heel of italy. landings unopposed , troops disembarked.


in italy regiment not supported 1st airborne division, fired in support of 1st canadian infantry division @ campobasso. 1st airborne division withdrawn england, leaving regiment behind. in october supported british 5th infantry division @ rionero , isernia in november. after this, supported 2nd new zealand division during 3 unsuccessful attacks on orsogna. next fired in support of independent 2nd parachute brigade , british 78th infantry division mid-december 1943 january 1944, @ casoli, gessopalena , roccascalegna. regiment withdrawn , sent rejoin 1st airborne division in boston, england.








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