Italian Campaign: Salerno

The second of four operational level games (Sicily-#146, Salerno, Anzio-#155 and Med War- #160) simulating the Battle for Italy in World War II using the Westwar Gaming System developed by Vanguard Games. This game represents the Allied invasion in southern Italy.

The Allied Invasion of Italy was the Allied landing on mainland Italy on 3 September 1943, by Gen. Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group(comprising Lt Gen Mark Clark's US Fifth Army and Gen Bernard Montgomery's British Eighth Army). The operation followed the successful invasion of Sicily during the Italian Campaign. The main invasion force landed around Salerno on the western coast in Operation Avalanche, while two supporting operations took place in Calabria (Operation Baytown) and Taranto (Operation Slapstick).

Components: 22x34 map, 200 counters


Scale:
Players: 2
Level: Battalion/Brigade
Hex: 5 Miles