1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁entered ▁Fer ry ville ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁German ▁and ▁Italian ▁forces ▁in ▁Tun is ia ▁surrender ed ▁between ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁in ▁French ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁began ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Nap les , ▁Italy ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sic ily , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division , ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Fif th ▁Army , ▁inv aded ▁main land ▁Italy . ▁It ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Winter ▁Line ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁fl ank ed ▁the ▁A xis ▁arm ies ▁in ▁the ▁land ings ▁at ▁An z io , ▁and ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Rome ▁and ▁purs ued ▁the ▁retre ating ▁enemy ▁north ward ▁until ▁mid - J uly ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁Harm on ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Vern on ▁Pr ich ard , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁AD ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Three ▁days ▁after ▁Pr ich ard ▁took ▁command , ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁based ▁on ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Africa ▁Camp aign . ▁The ▁change ▁was ▁dr astic : ▁it ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁arm ored ▁and ▁inf antry ▁reg iments ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁three ▁separate ▁tank ▁and ▁inf antry ▁batt