the division occupied Umbertide on 2 July. Taking advantage of its training in mountain warfare, it went on to take Città di Castello and Montone, infiltrating deep into Axis positions and striking from the flanks and the rear. By 1 August, the division's vanguard had reached the north of the Tiber river's basin. Further advance was blocked by the Alpe di Catenaia heights, a solid block of ridges and peaks that could only be taken by a set piece assault. On 4 August, troops belonging to the 10th Division captured Monte Altuccia; two days later the Regina height was occupied. It was abandoned as the division had to replace the 4th Indian Infantry Division on its former front line sector which spanned . On 19 August, the Alpe di Catenaia heights were finally overtaken by the 3/1st Punjabis. On 17 September, the unit was transferred to the Adriatic in an effort to penetrate the Gothic Line. Numerous mountain battles and river crossings followed with Operation Olive on the Gothic Line and then Operation Grapeshot. The 10th Indian Infantry Division earned many battle honours and decorations and suffered many casualties before final victory in Italy and the end of World War II in Europe in May 1945. Security tasks on the Yugoslav border around Trieste completed the 10th Indian Division's war service. The division was disbanded in January 1947; its last wartime commander, Major-General Reid, continuing to command it for the two years after the war. Divisional commanders From Major-General W.A.K. Fraser (January 1941 to May 1941) Major-General William Slim (May 1941 to March 1942) Major-General T.W. Rees (March 1942 to June 1942) Major-General J.S. Nichols (June 1942 to July 1942) Major-General A.B. Blaxland (July 1942 to July 1943) Major-General W.L. Lloyd (July 1943 to January 1944) Major-General D.W. Reid (January 1944 to 1947, retired mid-1947) Order of battle 1941 Prior to its piecemeal dispatch to Iraq, April 1941 20th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles 2nd Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles 3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment 21st Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles 2nd Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles 4th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles 24th Indian Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles The Kumaon Rifles 5th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry 25th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment 3rd Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment Division