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SUBJBCT: History of Operations, Mont oSp.:1. Preparatory to the operations undertaken by the Divi-sion and its component units during the month of September, 1943,six different missions were prepare&dIn detail by the DivisionStaff, only two of which were destined to be put in execution.These two were a Jump by the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalionin the vicinity of AVELLINO on the night of September 14 and Jumpsby the 504th and 505th Combat Teams on the nights of September 13and 14 on the beaches south of the SELE River as reinforcement forthe VI Corps. Although the Division Staff participated in theplanning of these operations, the combat teams undertaking thempissed to Army or VI Corps control on their take-off and the his-

tory of their subsequent maneuvers is therefore the history ofthe units themselves and of the Army or Corps of which they wereat that time a part. Likewise the 325th Combat Team (including3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry), which cleared -LICATA,SICILY September 13 for a seaborne movement to AVALANCHE began itsItalian operations under control other than that of the 82d AirborneDivision Command.2. Division Headquarters and detachments of Division Spe-cial Troops air-landed in the PAE6TUM Area September 18 and the504th and 505th Combat Teams were brought under Division controlafter they were withdrawn from actual combat operations in the vi-


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and Col. James M. Gavin, in conand of the West Force, in th eAGEROLA Area. The Division CP was moved AAMAIP September 27That night a general advance was begun, with the main efortthrough CHIUNZI Pass in the East, and a supporting effort throuithe AfEROLA--ORAGNANO tunnel in the West. he advance was ligt-ly opposed and entirely successful, the first troo- debouchinginto the SARNO Plain early the following mornin. From the 28thto the 30th the entire "-r j cry*ve:g- Cg l, UWEMnd con-centrated in that vicinlr; t On th 3ltlthEhe 3d 3t alion, 505thParachute Infantry, led Ih' rf:tnc l: r:'c Isaa n F Lghway routesas far as TORRE ANNUNZI Aj, -Ld^s e.I.e a vision proceededinto the city of NAPLES the following day.

List of Appendiceas1. G-1 JournalAwards rand citations in Italian Campaign (attached).Table .f Casualties in Italian Campaign (attached).2. G-2 Jouinal.3. G-?: Journal.4. G-4 uournal.5. :52th Gli ier Infantry History, Journal and Supporting Documents.6, 5s4th Parachute Infntry History, Etc.'1* O55th PFrachute Infantry History, Etc.8. .;19th Glider Field Artillory Battalion History, Etc.9. 80th Airborne Anti-aircrn;t Battalion History, Etc.iJ. 307th Airborne zngineer Battalion History, Etc.1;. .cO'th Airborne Medical Compnny History, itc.

1?. 8;zd Airborne Signal Company, History, 'tc.