<P> The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II . The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander 's 15th Army Group ( comprising General Mark W. Clark 's Fifth Army and General Bernard Montgomery 's British Eighth Army ) and followed the successful invasion of Sicily . The main invasion force landed around Salerno on 9 September on the western coast in Operation Avalanche , while two supporting operations took place in Calabria ( Operation Baytown ) and Taranto ( Operation Slapstick ) . </P>
<P> The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II . The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander 's 15th Army Group ( comprising General Mark W. Clark 's Fifth Army and General Bernard Montgomery 's British Eighth Army ) and followed the successful invasion of Sicily . The main invasion force landed around Salerno on 9 September on the western coast in Operation Avalanche , while two supporting operations took place in Calabria ( Operation Baytown ) and Taranto ( Operation Slapstick ) . </P>
where did the invasion of italy take place
where did the invasion of italy take place
around Salerno
around Salerno