a machine gun company. 50th Royal Tank Regiment 46th (Liverpool Welsh) Royal Tank Regiment 40th (The King's) Royal Tank Regiment 11th (Queen's Westminsters) Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps British 231st Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment 165th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 300th Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery 352nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery 295th Field Company, Royal Engineers 200th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps Allied Mediterranean Naval Command The Naval forces were under the command of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham and was divided into several Task Forces. Covering Force The role of the covering force was to prevent the Italian Navy from attacking the invasion forces. Eastern Naval Task Force Eastern Naval task Force transported the Eastern Task Force (British Eighth Army) and provided Naval gunfire support. Western Naval Task Force The Western Naval Task Force transported the Western Task Force (Seventh U.S. Army) and provided Naval gunfire support. 8th U.S. Amphibious ForceCommand by Admiral Henry Kent Hewitt. 80.2 Escort Group DesRon 7 USS Plunkett (DD-431), Destroyers Flag DesDiv 13 USS Niblack (DD-424) USS Benson (DD-421) USS Gleaves (DD-423) DesRon 8 USS Wainwright (DD-419), Flag DesDiv 16 USS Mayrant (DD-402) USS Trippe (DD-403) USS Rhind (DD-404) USS Rowan (DD-405) Shark Force Dime Force, Task Force 81, commanded by Rear Admiral John L. Hall Jr., USNThe Dime Task Force landed the U. S. Army First Division (reinforced) and attached units near Gela, Sicily. Cent Force, Task Force 85, commanded by Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, USNThe Cent Task Force landed the U. S. Army Forty-fifth Division (reinforced) and attached units near Scoglitti, Sicily. Joss Force, Task Force 86, commanded by Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly, USNThe Joss Task Force landed the U. S. Third Division (reinforces) and attached units near Licata, Sicily. Task Force Organization 86.1 Cover and Support Group, Rear Admiral Laurance T. DuBose, USN Cruiser Division 13 Destroyer Squadron 13 Nine LCG(L) British - Landing Craft Gun (Large) Eight LCF(L) British - Landing Craft, Flak (Large) 86.2 Landing Craft Group, Commander L. S. Sabin, USN LST Groups Two LST Groups Three LST Group Six LST Division Seven (less LSTs 4 and 38) LCI Flotilla Two LCI Flotilla Four LCT Group Thirty oneLess LCTs 80, 207, 208, 214 Plus LCTs 276, 305 311, 332 LCT 12 British LCTs HMS Princess Astrid - Landing Ship, Infantry (Small) HMS Prince Leopold