The battalion landed at Taranto and, with the division, advanced up the Adriatic coast under the command of V Corps. It took part in the crossing of The Sangro (19 November3 December 1943) under the command of V Corps. The division transferred to XIII Corps and took part in the First Battle of Monte Cassino (20 January20 March 1944), the Second Battle of Monte Cassino (1118 May 1944), the advance up the Liri Valley (1830 May) and the Battle for the Trasimene Line (2030 June).