Western Naval Task Force
Western Naval Task Force was the name used for several groups of warships during amphibious landings in World War II:
- A force under Rear-Admiral Hewitt that landed US Army units during the Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of French North Africa in 1942[1]
- A force under Rear-Admiral Hewitt that landed US Army units during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943[2]
- A force under Admiral Hewitt that landed the US Fifth Army during the Allied invasion of Italy in 1943[3]
- A force under Admiral Kirk that landed the US First Army during the invasion of Normandy in 1944[4]
- A force under Admiral Hewitt that landed the US Army during the Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of Southern France in 1944.[5]
See also
- United States Eighth Fleet
- Operation Torch order of battle
- Operation Husky order of battle
- Allied invasion of Italy order of battle
- Operation Dragoon order of battle
References
- ^ "Operation Torch: Invasion of North Africa". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "ACTION REPORT WESTERN NAVAL TASK FORCE". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Italian Campaign: Western Naval Task Force action report of the Salerno landings, September---October, 1943". Ike Skelton Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Western Naval Task Force Combatants". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Operation Dragoon: The Invasion of Southern France". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 July 2025.