Operation Baytown

Operation Baytown
Part of the Allied invasion of Italy
British troops, presumably of the 5th Infantry Division, come ashore at Reggio, during the Allied invasion of Italy, September 1943.
Date 3 - 8 September 1943 Location Reggio Calabria, Italy 38°06′35.0″N 15°38′31.3″E / 38.109722°N 15.642028°E / 38.109722; 15.642028 Result British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Canada	Italy  Germany
Commanders and leaders
Bernard Montgomery Miles C. Dempsey Guy Simonds	Mario Arisio Camillo Mercalli Traugott Herr
Units involved
8th Army XIII Corps	7th Army XXXI Corps LXXVI Panzer Corps

Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland of Italy that took place on 3 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy, itself part of the Italian Campaign, during the Second World War.