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Operation Diadem order of battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the fighting on the Winter Line and at the Anzio bridgehead south of Rome during ''
Operation Diadem Operation Diadem, also referred to as the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino or, in Canada, the Battle of the Liri Valley, was an offensive operation undertaken by the Allies of World War II (U.S. Fifth Army and British Eighth Army) in May 1944, as p ...
'' in May - June 1944 which resulted in the Allied breakthrough at
Cassino Cassino () is a ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley. Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Gari and Liri rive ...
and the breakout at Anzio leading to the capture of Rome.


Allied Armies in Italy

:C-in-C: General Sir Harold Alexander :Chief of Staff:
Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
Sir John Harding Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, (10 February 1896 – 20 January 1989), known as John Harding, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War, served in the ...


U.S. Fifth Army The United States Army North (ARNORTH) is a formation of the United States Army. An Army Service Component Command (ASCC) subordinate to United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), ARNORTH is the joint force land component of NORTHCOM.

Commander: : Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark


U.S. VI Corps The VI Corps was activated as VI Army Corps in August 1918 at Neufchâteau, France, serving in the Lorraine Campaign. Constituted in the Organized Reserves in 1921, it was allotted to the Regular Army in 1933 and activated on 1 August 1940 at ...
(At Anzio)

: Major General
Lucian K. Truscott General Lucian King Truscott Jr. (January 9, 1895 – September 12, 1965) was a highly decorated senior United States Army officer, who saw distinguished active service during World War II. Between 1943–1945, he successively commanded the 3rd ...
:*
U.S. 3rd Infantry Division The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) (nicknamed Rock of the Marne) is a combined arms division of the United States Army based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a direct subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and U.S. Army Forces Command. Its cu ...
( Brigadier General John W. O'Daniel) until 25 May 1944 :* British 1st Infantry Division ( Major-General John Hawkesworth) :*
U.S. 45th Infantry Division The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
(Major General
William W. Eagles Major General William Willis Eagles (January 12, 1895 − February 19, 1988) was a decorated officer in the United States Army. A graduate of the United States Military Academy (USMA), he is most noted for his service during World War II as Comman ...
) :*
U.S. 1st Armored Division The 1st Armored Division, nicknamed "Old Ironsides," is a combined arms division of the United States Army. The division is part of III Armored Corps and operates out of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. It was the first armored division of the ...
(Major General
Ernest N. Harmon Major General Ernest Nason Harmon (February 26, 1894 – November 13, 1979) was a senior officer of the United States Army. He served in both World War I and World War II, and is best known for his actions in reorganizing the 1st Armored Division ...
) :*
U.S. 34th Infantry Division The 34th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the National Guard, that participated in World War I, World War II and multiple current conflicts. It was the first American division deployed to Europe in Wo ...
(Major General
Charles W. Ryder Major General Charles Wolcott Ryder CB (January 16, 1892 – August 17, 1960) was a senior United States Army officer who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II. Early life and military career Born in Topeka, Kansas in m ...
) :*
U.S. 36th Infantry Division The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead"), also known as the "Panther Division", "Lone Star Division",Fred L. Walker Major General Fred Livingood Walker (June 11, 1887 – October 6, 1969) was a highly decorated senior United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II and was awarded with the second highest military decorations in both ...
) (from 18 May 1944) :*
British 5th Infantry Division The 5th Infantry Division was a regular army infantry division of the British Army. It was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsular War, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, and was active for most o ...
(Major-General
Philip Gregson-Ellis Major-General Philip George Saxon Gregson-Ellis CB OBE (31 August 1898 – 20 October 1956) was a senior British Army officer who saw active service during both the First World War and the Second World War, where he commanded the 5th Infantry ...
) :* First Special Service Force (3 regiments of two battalions each, U.S. and Canadian) (Brigadier General Robert T. Frederick)


U.S. II Corps The II Corps was a corps-sized formation of the United States Army that was active in both World War I and World War II. It was originally formed and fought on the Western Front during World War I and was also the first American formation of ...
(on the Winter Line)

:Major-General Geoffrey Keyes :* U.S. 88th Infantry Division (Major General
John E. Sloan John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
:* U.S. 85th Infantry Division (Major General
John B. Coulter Lieutenant General John Breitling Coulter (April 27, 1891 – March 6, 1983) was a senior United States Army officer. Enjoying a distinguished 40-year military career, Coulter served during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Early li ...
) :* 1st U.S. Armored Group (three tank battalions) :* U.S. 3rd Infantry Division (Brigadier General John W. O'Daniel) (from 25 May)


Corps Expéditionnaire Français (

French Expeditionary Corps There have been several French Expeditionary Corps (French ''Corps expéditionnaire'' 'français'': * Expeditionary Corps of the Orient 'Corps expéditionnaire d'Orient'', CEO(1915), during World War I * Expeditionary Corps of the Dardanelles 'Co ...
) (on the Winter Line)

: Général d'armée (General) Alphonse Juin :* 3ème Division d'Infanterie Algérienne (
3rd Algerian Infantry Division The 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (french: 3e Division d'Infanterie Algérienne, 3e DIA) was an infantry division of the Army of Africa (french: Armée d'Afrique) which participated in World War II. Following the liberation of French North Afri ...
) (Général de division (Major-General)
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert Joseph Jean de Goislard de Monsabert (Libourne 30 September 1887 – Dax, 13 June 1981), was a French general who served during the Second World War. Monsabert graduated from Saint-Cyr military academy and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1 ...
) :* 4ème Division Marocaine de Montagne (
4th Moroccan Mountain Division The 4th Moroccan Mountain Division (french: 4e Division marocaine de montagne, 4e DMM) was an infantry division of the Army of Africa (french: Armée d'Afrique) which participated in World War II. Created in Morocco following the liberation of ...
) (Général de division (Major-General) François Sevez) :* 2ème Division d'Infanterie Marocaine (
2nd Moroccan Infantry Division The 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (french: 2e Division d'Infanterie Marocaine, 2e DIM) was an infantry division of the Army of Africa (french: Armée d'Afrique) which participated in World War II. Created in Morocco following the liberation of ...
) (Général de division(Major-General) André W. Dody) :* 1ère Division Française Libre/1ère Division Motorisée d'Infanterie ( 1st Motorised Infantry Division) (Général de division (Major-General) Diego Brosset) :* Commandement des Goums Marocains ( Command of Moroccan Goumiers - Three Groups of Tabors each comprising three tabors of 500 to 800 men) (Général de brigade (Brigadier-General) Augustin Guillaume) :* Corps Troops :**7ème et 8ème Régiments de Chasseurs d'Afrique (7th and 8th African Light Cavalry Regiment) ( M10 tank destroyers) :**Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale du Levant (Levant Colonial Artillery Regiment) :**64ème Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (64th African Artillery Regiment) :**Groupe de canonniers-marins (Navy Artillery Battalion - two batteries)


Army Reserve

:* H.Q. U.S. IV Corps :*
U.S. 36th Infantry Division The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead"), also known as the "Panther Division", "Lone Star Division",Fred L. Walker Major General Fred Livingood Walker (June 11, 1887 – October 6, 1969) was a highly decorated senior United States Army officer who served in both World War I and World War II and was awarded with the second highest military decorations in both ...
) (Until 18 May 1944)


British Eighth Army The Eighth Army was an Allied field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns. Units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Free French Forces, ...
(on the Winter Line)

Commander: :Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese


British XIII Corps

:Lieutenant-General Sidney C. Kirkman :*
British 4th Infantry Division The 4th Infantry Division was a Regular army, regular infantry Division (military), division of the British Army with a very long history, seeing active service in the Peninsular War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second ...
(Major-General Dudley Ward) :*
British 6th Armoured Division The 6th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army, created in September 1940 during the Second World War and re-formed in May 1951 in the UK. History The division was formed in the United Kingdom under Northern Command on ...
(Major-General Vyvyan Evelegh) :*
8th Indian Infantry Division The 8th Mountain Division was raised as the 8th Indian Infantry division of the British Indian Army. It is now part of the Indian Army and specialises in mountain warfare. The 8th Indian Infantry Division was formed as an infantry division in ...
(Major-General
Dudley Russell Lieutenant General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC (1 December 18964 February 1978) was a senior officer of both the British Army and the British Indian Army, and served during World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 8th In ...
) :*
British 78th Infantry Division The 78th Infantry Division, also known as the ''Battleaxe Division'', was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during the Second World War that fought, with great distinction, in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy from late 1942–1945. Back ...
(Major-General Charles Keightley) :*
1st Canadian Armoured Brigade The 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade, later known as 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the Canadian Army, raised during the Second World War. The brigade was composed of the 11th, 12th and 14th Canadian Armoured regiments ...
( Brigadier W. C. Murphy)


I Canadian Corps I Canadian Corps was one of the two corps fielded by the Canadian Army during the Second World War. History From December 24, 1940, until the formation of the First Canadian Army in April 1942, there was a single unnumbered Canadian Corps. I C ...

:
Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
E. L. M. Burns Lieutenant General Eedson Louis Millard "Tommy" Burns, (June 17, 1897 – September 13, 1985) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army and a diplomat. He saw active service in both World War I and World War II. He served as the first commander of ...
:*
1st Canadian Infantry Division The 1st Canadian Division (French: ''1re Division du Canada'' ) is a joint operational command and control formation based at CFB Kingston, and falls under Canadian Joint Operations Command. It is a high-readiness unit, able to move on very short ...
( Major-General
Chris Vokes Major General Christopher Vokes (13 April 1904 – 27 March 1985) was a senior Canadian Army officer who fought in World War II. He commanded the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade during the Allied invasion of Sicily. Promoted to major-general, he l ...
) :*
5th Canadian Armoured Division Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five. Fifth or The Fifth may refer to: * Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth" * Fifth column, a political term * Fifth disease, a contagious rash that ...
(Major-General
Bert Hoffmeister Major General Bertram Meryl Hoffmeister, (15 May 1907 – 4 December 1999) was a Canadian Army officer, businessman, and conservationist. He served with distinction during the last two years of the Second World War, becoming, in Jack Granatstein' ...
) :* British 25th Army Tank Brigade ( Brigadier J.N. Tetley)


Polish II Corps

:Lieutenant-General Władysław Anders :* Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division (Major-General
Bolesław Bronisław Duch Bolesław Bronisław Duch (1885–1980) was a Polish Major General and General Inspector of the Armed Forces. Life Duch served during World War I, 1914–18, in the Polish Legions. After Poland regained independence, he served in the Polish Army ...
) :* Polish 5th Kresowa Infantry Division (Major-General Nikodem Sulik) :* Polish 2nd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier-General Bronislaw Rakowski)


British X Corps

:Lieutenant-General Sir Richard L. McCreery :*
2nd New Zealand Division The 2nd New Zealand Division, initially the New Zealand Division, was an infantry Division (military), division of the New Zealand Army, New Zealand Military Forces (New Zealand's army) during the World War II, Second World War. The division was ...
(Lieutenant-General
Sir Bernard Freyberg Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952. Freyb ...
) :* British 24th Guards Brigade (Brigadier A.F.L. Clive) :*
British 2nd Parachute Brigade The 2nd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade formed by the British Army during the Second World War. The 2nd Parachute Brigade was the second parachute infantry brigade to be formed by the British Army in 1942; it was initially part ...
(Brigadier C.H.V. Pritchard) :* 12th South African Motorised Brigade (Brigadier R.J. Palmer) :* Italian Corps of Liberation (Six battalions and a regiment of artillery) (General Umberto Utili)


Army Reserve

:* 6th South African Armoured Division (Major-General
Evered Poole Major General William Henry Evered Poole, , () was a senior South African Army commander during the Second World War and later a diplomat. Early life William Henry Evered Poole was born in Caledon, Cape Colony on 8 October 1902. He was the son ...
)


British V Corps V Corps was an army corps of the British Army that saw service in both the First and the Second World Wars. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through the First World War on the Western front. It was recreated in June 1940, duri ...
(On the Adriatic front in a holding role directly under A.A.I.)

:Lieutenant-General
Charles Allfrey Lieutenant General Sir Charles Walter Allfrey, (24 October 1895 – 2 November 1964) was a senior British Army officer who served in both the world wars, most notably during the Second World War as General Officer Commanding of V Corps in Nort ...
:*
4th Indian Infantry Division The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian Army was formed in Egypt in 1939 during the Second World War. During the Second World War, i ...
(Major-General
Arthur Holworthy Major-General Arthur Wilmot Wadeson Holworthy DSO, MC (12 December 1897 – 1983) was a senior British Indian Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II. Military career Holworthy was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 16 ...
) :*
10th Indian Infantry Division The 10th Indian Infantry Division was a war formed infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. In four years, the division travelled over from Tehran to Trieste, fought three small wars, and fought two great campaigns: the ...
(Major-General Denys Reid) :*
British 23rd Armoured Brigade The 23rd Armoured Brigade, originally formed as the 23rd Army Tank Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the British Army that saw service during the Second World War. The brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army (TA) formation. It was reorganis ...
(Brigadier R.H.E. Arkwright)


German Army Group C

Commander: :
Field Marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...
Albert Kesselring


Army Group Reserve

:* 1st Paratroop Panzer Division (Brigadier-General
Wilhelm Schmalz __NOTOC__ Wilhelm Schmalz (1 March 1901 – 14 March 1983) was a German general (Generalleutnant) in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Schmalz surrendered to ...
) (in OKW Reserve) :*
26th Panzer Division 23rd Infantry Division The German 23rd Infantry Division (''23. Infanterie-Division''), later the 26th Panzer Division, was a military unit operational during World War II. It was organized along standard lines for a German infantry division. ...
(Lieutenant-General
Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz Smilo Walther Hinko Oskar Constantin Wilhelm Freiherr von Lüttwitz (23 December 1895 – 19 May 1975) was a German general during World War II and son of Walther von Lüttwitz. After World War II he joined the Bundeswehr on 1 June 1957 and retir ...
) :*
29th Panzergrenadier Division The 29th Infantry Division was a unit of the German army created in the fall of 1936. It was based on the old Reichswehr 15th Infantry Regiment and drew its initial recruits from Thuringia. It was upgraded to 29th Motorized Infantry Division in ...
(Lieutenant-General
Walter Fries __NOTOC__ Walter Fries (22 April 1894 – 6 August 1982) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Awards * Iron Cross (1914) 2 ...
) :*
90th Panzergrenadier Division 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...
(Major-General Ernst-Günther Baade) :* 92nd Infantry Division (Major-General
Werner Goeritz __NOTOC__ Werner Goeritz (9 March 1892 – 27 May 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 Novembe ...
) (Tiber Coastal Command)


Fourteenth Army (at Anzio)

:Commander: Lieutenant-General Eberhard von Mackensen (until end May 1944, then under direct command of Kesselring)


I Parachute Corps

:Lieutenant-General Alfred Schlemm :*
3rd Panzergrenadier Division __NOTOC__ The 3rd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the German Army that fought in World War II. The division was established under the cover name ''Wehrgauleitung Frankfurt'' in 1934 by expanding the 3rd Division of the Reichswehr. I ...
(Brigadier-General
Hans Hecker __NOTOC__ Hans Hecker (26 February 1895 – 1 May 1979) was a German general during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross ...
to 1 June then Major-General
Hans-Günther von Rost Hans-Günther von Rost (15 November 1894 – 23 March 1945) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Rost was killed on 23 March 1945 near Székesfeh ...
to 25 June then Major-General
Walter Denkert __NOTOC__ Walter Denkert (23 February 1897 – 9 July 1982) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * German Cross in Gold (8 March 1945) * Kn ...
) :* 4th Parachute Division (Major-General
Heinrich Trettner Heinrich "Heinz" Trettner (19 September 1907 – 18 September 2006) was a German general who served in the Spanish Civil War, and during World War II and the Cold War. From 1964 to 1966 he served as Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, the he ...
) :* 65th Infantry Division (Major-General Hellmuth Pfeifer)


LXXVI Panzer Corps The LXXVI Panzer Corps (''LXXVI Panzerkorps'', 76th Armoured Corps) was a panzer corps of Nazi Germany during World War II. The headquarters were formed in France under Army Group D on 29 June 1943 as LXXVI Army Corps but renamed a month later. I ...

:Lieutenant-General
Traugott Herr Traugott Herr (16 September 1890 – 13 April 1976) was a German general during World War II who commanded the 14th Army and the 10th Army of the Wehrmacht. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. ...
:* 362nd Infantry Division (Major-General
Heinz Greiner Heinz Greiner (12 August 1895 – 19 November 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Career During Operation Barbarossa Gre ...
) :* 715th Infantry Division (Major-General
Hans-Georg Hildebrandt Hans-Georg is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hans-Georg Anscheidt (born 1935), Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion *Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg (1583–1641), Field Marshal of Holy Roman Empire and the Electo ...
)


Tenth Army (on the Winter Line)

:Commander: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff


XIV Panzer Corps XIV Panzer Corps (also: XIV Army Corps or XIV. ''Armeekorps'') was a corps-level formation of the German Army which fought on both the Eastern Front and in the Italian Campaign. History The XIV Panzer Corps was originally formed as the XIV Moto ...

:Lieutenant-General
Frido von Senger und Etterlin Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin (4 September 1891 – 9 January 1963) was a general in the army of Nazi Germany during World War II. Biography Fridolin Rudolph von Senger und Etterlin was born on 4 September 1891, in Waldshut near the Swiss bo ...
(on leave 17 April to 17 May during which time Lieutenant-General Otto HartmannMolony, pp. 51 & 150.) :*
15th Panzergrenadier Division 15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16. Mathematics 15 is: * A composite number, and the sixth semiprime; its proper divisors being , and . * A deficient number, a smooth number, a lucky number, a pernicious num ...
(Major-General Rudolf Sperl) :* 71st Infantry Division (Major-General Wilhelm Raapke) :*
94th Infantry Division In military terms, 94th Division or 94th Infantry Division may refer to: * 94th Division (People's Republic of China) * 94th Infantry Division (German Empire) * 94th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) * 94th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 94th Gu ...
(Major-General Bernhard Steinmetz)


LI Mountain Corps

:Lieutenant-General Valentin Feurstein :* 1st Parachute Division (Lieutenant-General
Richard Heidrich __NOTOC__ Richard Heidrich (27 July 1896 – 22 December 1947) was a German paratroop general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Heidrich was taken prison ...
) :* 5th Mountain Division (Major-General Max-Günther Schrank) :* 44th Infantry Division (Major-General
Bruno Ortner Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
) :* 114th Jäger Division (Major-General Alexander Bourquin to 19 May 1944 then Major-General
Hans Boelsen Hans Boelsen (6 March 1894 – 24 October 1960) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. During his time in command of the 114th Jäger Division, the unit wa ...
)


Korpsgruppe Hauck (on Adriatic front in holding role)

:Major-General Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck :* 305th Infantry Division (Lieutenant-General Friedrich-Wilhelm Hauck) :* 334th Infantry Division (Major-General Hellmuth Böhlke)


Armeegruppe von Zangen (in northern Italy)

:Commander: Lieutenant-General Gustav von Zangen


LXXV Army Corps

:Lieutenant-General
Anton Dostler Anton Dostler (10 May 1891 – 1 December 1945) was a German army officer who fought in both World Wars. During World War II, he commanded several units as a General of the Infantry, primarily in Italy. After the Axis defeat, Dostler was execute ...
:* 356th Infantry Division (Major-General
Egon von Neindorff Egon von Neindorff (12 September 1892 – 15 April 1944) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. World War II On 1 July 1942 Neindorff took comman ...
until 15 May then Major-General Karl Faulenbach) :*
162nd Turkoman Division The 162nd Turkistan Division was a military division that was formed by the German Army during the Second World War. It drew its men from prisoners of war who came from the Caucasus and from Turkic lands further east. History The 162nd Turkistan ...
(Major-General
Oskar von Niedermayer Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer (8 November 1885 – 25 September 1948) was a German General, professor and a German super-spy. Sometimes referred to as the German Lawrence (just like Wilhelm Wassmuss), Niedermayer is remembered for having led the 19 ...
)


Corps Witthöft (Eastern sub-Alpine region)

:Lieutenant-General
Joachim Witthöft __NOTOC__ Joachim Witthöft (23 September 1887 – 7 July 1966) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Witthöft commanded Army Group South Rear Area (as Army Group B) during the 1942 ...
:*
188th Mountain Division __NOTOC__ German Division Nr. 188 was raised in late 1939. It consisted of the 136th, 138th and 139th Mountain Replacement Regiments and the 112th Artillery Replacement Regiment, plus supporting units. It began the war on border guard duty in the m ...
(Major-General
Hans von Hößlin Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...
) :* 278th Infantry Division (elements) (Major-General Harry Hoppe)


Corps Kübler (Adriatic coastal region)

:Lieutenant-General
Ludwig Kübler Ludwig Kübler (2 September 1889 – 18 August 1947) was a German ''General der Gebirgstruppe'' (Lieutenant General) who commanded the 1st Mountain Division, XXXXIX Mountain Corps, 4th Army and the Operational Zone of the Adriatic Littora ...
:* 278th Infantry Division (most of) (Major-General Harry Hoppe)


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Operation Diadem Operation Diadem, also referred to as the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino or, in Canada, the Battle of the Liri Valley, was an offensive operation undertaken by the Allies of World War II (U.S. Fifth Army and British Eighth Army) in May 1944, as p ...
Italian campaign (World War II) Battle of Monte Cassino