Operation Avalanche
September 9, 1943 · Salerno
Result Allied victory
Allied troops landed at Salerno south of Naples, soon after Italy withdrew from the war. German counterattacks nearly drove them back before the beachhead held and Naples fell.
Allies
Axis
Strength and losses
United Kingdom Killed 982 · Wounded 4,060 · Missing 2,230
United States Killed 788 · Wounded 2,841 · Missing 1,318