15th Army Group

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The 15th Army Group was a high-level Allied command formation in the Mediterranean theater during World War II, overseeing major British and American field armies in the Italian Campaign.

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instanceOf Allied army group
military formation
alliance Allies of World War II
campaign Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign
commander Harold Alexander
surface form: Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Mark W. Clark
commandStructure multinational force
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
United States of America
endTime 1945
followedBy Allied Armies in Italy
surface form: Allied Forces in Italy
formedAs 15th Army Group self-link
headquartersLocation Caserta
Italy
higherCommand Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
surface form: Allied Forces Headquarters
includedNationality American
Brazilian
British
Canadian
Indian
New Zealander
Polish
South African
notableBattle Battle of Anzio
Battle of Monte Cassino
Gothic Line offensive
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
notableCommander Harold Alexander
surface form: Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Mark W. Clark
notableOperation Allied advance from Rome to the Po Valley
Allied advance from Salerno to Rome
operationalArea Italian Peninsula
Italy
partOf Allied Armies in Italy
Allied Armies in Italy
surface form: Allied forces in the Mediterranean
precededBy Allied Armies in Italy
role coordination of British and American field armies in Italy
strategic direction of ground operations in the Italian Campaign
startTime 1943
subordinateUnit 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
British Eighth Army
Canadian I Corps
Jewish Brigade
New Zealand Corps
Polish II Corps
U.S. Fifth Army
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations

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Eighth Army (United Kingdom) partOf 15th Army Group
15th Army Group formedAs 15th Army Group self-link
United States Army General Mark W. Clark notableCommand 15th Army Group
subject surface form: Mark W. Clark
this entity surface form: 15th Army Group in Italy
Mark W. Clark notableCommand 15th Army Group
this entity surface form: 15th Army Group in Italy
II Corps (United States) higherFormation 15th Army Group
this entity surface form: Allied 15th Army Group
U.S. Fifth Army subordinateTo 15th Army Group
Allied Armies in Italy follows 15th Army Group
Allied Armies in Italy replaces 15th Army Group
British First Army successor 15th Army Group
Jewish Brigade subordinateTo 15th Army Group
French Expeditionary Corps in Italy subordinateTo 15th Army Group
this entity surface form: Allied 15th Army Group