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U.S. 7th Army
Commanded by Lieutenant General George Smith Patton.
Waiting to Load Tanks in La Pècherie French base in French Tunisia.
U.S. and British troops landing near Gela, Sicily, July 10, 1943.
- 1st Ranger Battalion
- 3rd Ranger Battalion
- 4th Ranger Battalion
- 70th Tank Battalion
- 753rd Tank Battalion
- 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion-2 platoons
- 39th Engineer Regiment
- 540th Engineer Shore Regiment
- 5th Armored Artillery Group
- 58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 65th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
- 17th Artillery Regiment
- 36th Artillery Regiment
- 77th Artillery Regiment
- 178th Artillery Regiment
- Free French 4th Morrocan Tabor
U.S. II Corps
Commanded by Lieutenant General Omar Nelson Bradley.
- U.S. 1st Infantry Division
Initially commanded by Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen. He was succeeded by Major General Clarence R. Huebner on August 7.
U.S. 9th Infantry Division
Commanded by Major General Manton Sprague Eddy.
U.S. 45th Infantry Division
Commanded by Major General Troy Houston Middleton.
U.S. Provisional Corps
(HQ activated 15 July) Commanded by Major General Geoffrey Keyes.
U.S. 2d Armored Division
Commanded by Major-General Hugh J. Gaffey. Divisional units were placed under the Combat Commands as needed.
U.S. 3d Infantry Division
Commanded by Major General Lucian King Truscott, Jr.
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
Commanded by Major General Matthew Bunker Ridgway.
The 509th Parachute Battalion was held in reserve and never saw action.
- 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
- 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
- 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
- 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
- 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion
- 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion
- 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion