HMS "Euryalus" was involved in Operation Avalanche, the amphibious landings at Salerno on 9 September 1943 as part of Rear-Admiral Vian's Task Force 88. The Task Force covered the landing area with the aircraft carrier , the escort carriers , , and , the cruisers , HMS "Euryalus", , eight British destroyers, and the Polish escort destroyer ORP "Krakowiak".