Avalanche

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Avalanche is the codename for Operation Avalanche, the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II that began with the Salerno landings in September 1943.

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instanceOf Allied amphibious landing
World War II operation
military operation
military operation
alsoKnownAs Battle of Salerno
surface form: Salerno landings
belligerent Allied forces
Axis powers
codenameFor Operation Avalanche
commander Harold Alexander
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Mark W. Clark
conflict World War II
country Italy
dateContext took place after the fall of Mussolini
endDate 1943-09-16
followedBy Battle of the Volturno Line
advance toward Naples
front Italian Front
involvedUnit British X Corps
German Tenth Army
surface form: German 10th Army

U.S. Fifth Army
U.S. VI Corps
landingArea Gulf of Salerno
beaches south of Salerno
location Salerno
Italy
surface form: mainland Italy
objective capture Naples
secure a beachhead in mainland Italy
opponent Germany
Italy
partOf Battle of Salerno
surface form: Allied invasion of Italy

Battle of Salerno
surface form: Allied invasion of mainland Italy

Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign
plannedBy Allied High Command
surface form: Allied high command
precededBy Allied invasion of Sicily
primaryAlliedNation United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
relatedEvent armistice of Cassibile
surface form: Italian armistice of 8 September 1943
relatedOperation Operation Baytown
Operation Slapstick
result Allied victory
riskFactor conducted without preliminary naval bombardment at some beaches
startDate 1943-09-09
startMonth September 1943
strategicSignificance forced German diversion of forces to Italy
opened a new front on mainland Europe
theater Mediterranean Theater of Operations
type amphibious assault

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Operation Avalanche codename Avalanche