Catalinas No. 210 Squadron RAF, Catalinas No. 233 Squadron RAF, Hudsons No. 248 Squadron RAF, Beaufighters No. 544 Squadron RAF, Spitfires 813 Naval Air Squadron (Fleet Air Arm), Swordfish torpedo planes No. 1403 (Meteorological) Flight Hampden, Gloster Gladiators Middle East Command Air Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas Headquarters at Cairo, Egypt No. 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group Air Vice Marshal Thomas Langsford-Sainsbury, Headquarters at Alexandria, Egypt No. 235 Wing No. 13 Squadron (Royal Hellenic Air Force), Blenheim bombers No. 227 Squadron RAF Det., Beaufighters No. 454 Squadron RAAF, Baltimores No. 459 Squadron RAAF, Hudsons 815 Naval Air Squadron (FAA), Swordfish No. 238 Wing No. 16 Squadron SAAF, Beauforts No. 227 Squadron RAF Beaufighters No. 603 Squadron RAF, Beaufighters 815 Naval Air Squadron (FAA), Swordfish No. 245 Wing No. 15 Squadron SAAF, Blenheims and Baltimores No. 38 Squadron RAF, Wellingtons No. 1 General Reconnaissance Unit, Wellingtons No. 247 Wing No. 38 Squadron RAF, Wellingtons No. 203 Squadron RAF, Baltimores No. 227 Squadron RAF, Beaufighters No. 252 Squadron RAF, Beaufighters No Wing assignment: 701 Naval Air Squadron (FAA), Walrus Air-Sea Rescue Note: RAF=Royal Air Force; RAAF=Royal Australian Air Force; SAAF=South African Air Force; FAA=Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy); Det.= "detachment" Air Headquarters Air Defences Eastern Mediterranean Air Vice Marshal Richard Saul Notes: SAAF=South African Air Force; RAAF=Royal Australian Air Forces; Det.=Detached; Met.=Meteorological. U.S. 9th Air Force Major General Lewis H. Brereton had his headquarters in Cairo, Egypt IX Advanced Headquarters in Tripoli, Libya IX Fighter Command Headquarters in Tripoli IX Bomber Command Headquarters at Benghazi, Libya 98th Bombardment Group, B-24D Liberator II 343rd Squadron, Lete Airfield, Libya 344th Squadron, Lete Airfield 345th Squadron, Benina Airfield 415th Squadron, Benina Airfield 376th Bombardment Group, B-24D Liberator II, Berka, Libya 512th Squadron 513th Squadron 514th Squadron 515th Squadron Axis Forces Armed Forces Command Sicily The Armed Forces Command Sicily based in Enna under Generale d'Armata Alfredo Guzzoni had command of all axis forces on Sicily. Italian 6th Army The Royal Italian Army's 6th Army co-located with Armed Forces Command Sicily in Enna and also commanded by Generale d'Armata Alfredo Guzzoni had command of all Royal Italian Army and German Army units on Sicily.The German Army Liaison Officer was Generalleutnant Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin 6th Army, in Enna - Generale d'Armata Alfredo Guzzoni; Chief of Staff Generale di Brigata Emilio Faldella 10th Self-propelled Anti-tank Grouping, in Agrigento CLXI Anti-tank Group, in San Michele di Ganzaria (90/53 self-propelled