What is Allied invasion of Italy?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Invasion of Italy | partof = the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] of [[World War II]] | image = ItalySalernoInvasion1943.jpg | caption = Troops and vehicles being landed under shell fire during the invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno, September 1943. | date = 3 – 16 September 1943 | place = [[Salerno]], [[Calabria]] and [[Taranto]], Italy | result = Allied victory | combatant1 = {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]]<br>{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[United States]]<br>{{flagicon|Canada|1921}} [[Canada]] | combatant2 = {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany|Germany]]<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)|Italy]]<br/>(to 8 September) | commander1 = {{flagicon|UK}} [[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis|Harold Alexander]]<br/>{{flagicon|UK}} [[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Bernard Montgomery]]<br/>{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Mark W. Clark]] | commander2 = {{flagicon|Nazi Germany|army}} [[Albert Kesselring]]<br/>{{flagicon|Nazi Germany|army}} [[Heinrich von Vietinghoff]] | strength1 = 189,000 (by September 16) | strength2 = 100,000 | casualties1 = 2,009 killed<br/>7,050 wounded<br/>3,501 missing | casualties2 = 3,500 casualties }} The '''Allied invasion of Italy''' was the [[invasion]] of mainland [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Italy]] by the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] during [[World War II]]. The Allies landed on the mainland on 3 September 1943. The invasion followed the successful [[Allied invasion of Sicily|invasion of Sicily]] during the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]]. The invasion was done by General [[Harold Alexander]]'s [[15th Army Group]]. This included Lieutenant General [[Mark Wayne Clark|Mark Clark]]'s [[Fifth United States Army|U.S. Fifth Army]] and General [[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein|Bernard Montgomery's]] [[British Eighth Army]]. The main invasion force landed near [[Sal