Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakahoutia te Royal Scots Greys hei ope Sherman katoa, me nga tanki Sherman II. I haere tonu te rārangi ki te whakahou i te wā poto
Ko te pakanga Sicily, kaore i kite i te mahi tae noa ki te waahanga o nga taunga o Salerno (Operation Avalanche), he waahanga o te Whakatairanga Itari, i te Mahuru 1943. I whakawhiwhia te puhi ki te 23rd Armoured Brigade, i te taha o te 40th me te 46th RTR. Ko te 23 he parirau motuhake e whakaatu tika ana ki te British X Corps, i raro i te whakahau a te US Fifth Army.