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Second Battle of El Alamein The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian Railway station, railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa ...

(23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

that took place near the

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

ian

railway halt A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...

El Alamein El Alamein ( ar, العلمين, translit=al-ʿAlamayn, lit=the two flags, ) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. Located on the Arab's Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, it lies west of Alexandria and northwest of Cairo. , it had ...

. The

First Battle of El Alamein The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis (German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which included the under Field Marshal ...

and the

Battle of Alam el Halfa The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. '' Panzerarmee Afrika'' (''Generalfeldmarschall'' Erwin Rommel), attempted an envelopme ...

had prevented the

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from advancing further into Egypt. The British victory was the beginning of the end of the Western Desert Campaign, eliminating the Axis threat to Egypt, the

Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( arz, قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The long canal is a popular ...

and the Middle Eastern and Persian oil fields. The battle revived the morale of the Allies, being the first big success against the Axis since

Operation Crusader Operation Crusader (18 November – 30 December 1941) was a military operation of the Western Desert Campaign during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army (United Kingdom), Eighth Army (with Commonwealth, Indian and Allied contingents) ...

in late 1941. The end of the battle coincided with the Allied invasion of

French North Africa French North Africa (french: Afrique du Nord française, sometimes abbreviated to ANF) is the term often applied to the territories controlled by France in the North African Maghreb during the colonial era, namely Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. In ...

Operation Torch Operation Torch (8 November 1942 – Run for Tunis, 16 November 1942) was an Allies of World War II, Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of secu ...

on 8 November, which opened a second front in North Africa.

High-Level Orders of Battle

Allies

British Eighth Army The Eighth Army was an Allied field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns. Units came from Australia, British India, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Free French Forces, ...

Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery : ''Northern sector'' ::

British XXX Corps XXX Corps (30 Corps) was a corps of the British Army during the Second World War. The Corps was formed in the Western Desert in September 1941. It provided extensive service in the North African Campaign and many of its units were in action at ...

(Lieutenant-General

Oliver Leese Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, (27 October 1894 – 22 January 1978) was a senior British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during both the world wars. He is probably most notable during the ...

) :::

Australian 9th Division The 9th Division was a division of the Australian Army that served during World War II. It was the fourth division raised for the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF). The distinctions of the division include it being: * in front line comb ...

(Major-General

Leslie Morshead Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead, (18 September 1889 – 26 September 1959) was an Australian soldier, teacher, businessman, and farmer, whose military career spanned both world wars. During the Second World War, he led the Austra ...

) ::: British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (Major-General

Douglas Wimberley Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley, (15 August 1896 – 26 August 1983) was a British Army officer who, during the Second World War, commanded the 51st (Highland) Division for two years, from 1941 to 1943, notably at the Second Battle of El A ...

) :::

New Zealand 2nd Division The 2nd New Zealand Division, initially the New Zealand Division, was an infantry division of the New Zealand Military Forces (New Zealand's army) during the Second World War. The division was commanded for most of its existence by Lieutenant-Ge ...

(Lieutenant-General

Bernard Freyberg Lieutenant-General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who served as the 7th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946 to 1952. Freyb ...

) :::

South African 1st Infantry Division The 1st South African Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa. During World War II the division served in East Africa from 1940 to 1941 and in the Western Desert Campaign from 1941 to 1942. The di ...

(Major-General

Dan Pienaar Major General Daniel Hermanus Pienaar (27 August 1893 – 19 December 1942) was a South African World War II military commander. Early life and career He was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State and in his youth grew up in Natal. His family ...

) ::: Indian 4th Infantry Division (Major-General Francis Tuker) : ''Southern sector'' ::

British XIII Corps XIII Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that fought on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front during the World War I, First World War and was reformed for service during the World War II, Second World War, serving in ...

(Lieutenant-General

Brian Horrocks Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the Second World W ...

) ::: British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (Major-General John S. Nichols) :::

British 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division The Home Counties Division was an infantry division of the Territorial Force, part of the British Army, that was raised in 1908. As the name suggests, the division recruited in the Home Counties, particularly Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. ...

(Major-General Ivor T.P. Hughes) :::

British 7th Armoured Division The 7th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during the Second World War, where its exploits in the Western Desert Campaign gained it the ''Desert Rats'' nickname. After the Mu ...

(Major-General John Harding) : ''Reserve'' :: British X Corps (Lieutenant-General

Herbert Lumsden Lieutenant-General Herbert William Lumsden, & Bar, MC (8 April 1897 – 6 January 1945) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First and Second World Wars. He commanded the 1st Armoured Division in the Western Desert campai ...

) ::: British 1st Armoured Division (Major-General

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

) ::: British 10th Armoured Division (Major-General

Alexander Gatehouse Major-General Alexander Hugh Gatehouse DSO & bar MC (20 May 1895 – 21 August 1964) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 10th Armoured Division during the North African campaign of the Second World War. Military career He jo ...

) ::: British 8th Armoured Division

Axis

: '' Panzer Armee Afrika''
: ''

Generalfeldmarschall ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (from Old High German ''marahscalc'', "marshal, stable master, groom"; en, general field marshal, field marshal general, or field marshal; ; often abbreviated to ''Feldmarschall'') was a rank in the armies of several ...

Erwin Rommel Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel () (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German field marshal during World War II. Popularly known as the Desert Fox (, ), he served in the ''Wehrmacht'' (armed forces) of Nazi Germany, as well as servi ...

:: 90th Light ''Afrika'' Division (''

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'' Ernst Strecker, later Theodor Graf von Sponeck) : ''

Deutsches Afrika Korps The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps (, }; DAK) was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent as a holding force to shore up the Italian defense of its African colonies, the ...

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Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries. Austria Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (''Bundesheer''), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of O ...

Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma Wilhelm Josef Ritter von Thoma (11 September 1891 – 30 April 1948) was a German army officer who served in World War I, in the Spanish Civil War, and as a general in World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Th ...

15th Panzer Division The 15th Panzer Division (german: 15. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II, established in 1940. The division, formed from the 33rd Infantry Division, fought exclusively in North Afri ...

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Gustav von Vaerst __NOTOC__ Gustav von Vaerst (19 April 1894 – 10 October 1975) was a German general during World War II. He was the last commander of the 5th Panzer Army, which was trapped in Northern Tunisia, between 28 February and 9 May 1943. He surrendere ...

) ::

21st Panzer Division The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941–1943 during World War II when it was one of the two armoured divisions making up the Deutsches Afrikakorps ...

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'' Heinz von Randow) : Italian XXI Army Corps : ''

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Enea Navarini Enea Navarini (Cesena 1 April 1885 - Merano 22 March 1977) was an Italian general who served during the Second World War from 1940 to 1943. Biography From 1939 to 1941 Enea Navarini was the general officer commanding the 56th Infantry Divisi ...

; ''Generale di Divisione'' Alessandro Gloria :: 25th Infantry Division "Bologna" (''Generale di Divisione'' Alessandro Gloria) :: 102nd Motorised Division "Trento" ('' Generale di Brigata'' Giorgio Masina) : Italian XX Army Corps : ''Generale di Divisione''

Giuseppe De Stefanis Giuseppe De Stefanis ( La Spezia, 20 December 1885 – Rome, 11 December 1965) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography De Stefanis was born in La Spezia on December 20, 1885. After enlisting in the Royal Italian Army, in Nov ...

:: 101st Motorised Division "Trieste" (''Generale di Divisione''

Francesco La Ferla Francesco La Ferla ( Monreale, 2 April 1886 – Palermo, 22 March 1962) was an Italian general during World War II. Biography He enlisted in the Royal Italian Army in 1907, after obtaining a degree in law in Palermo, and attended the Mili ...

) :: 132nd Armoured Division "Ariete" (''Generale di Divisione''

Francesco Antonio Arena Francesco Antonio Arena ( Pizzoni, 27 March 1889 – Wieleń, 28 January 1945) was an Italian general during World War II, most notable for having commanded the 132nd Armoured Division Ariete during the second battle of El Alamein. Biography H ...

) :: 133rd Armoured Division "Littorio" (''Generale di Divisione''

Gervasio Bitossi Gervasio Bitossi (Livorno, 2 October 1884 – Rome, 26 June 1951) was an Italian general during World War II, pioneer of tank warfare in the Royal Italian Army and among Italy's main experts in the field of mechanized warfare. Biography On ...

) :: German 164th Light Africa Division (''

'' Carl-Hans Lungershausen) : Italian X Army Corps : ''Generale di Divisione''

Federico Ferrari Orsi Federico Ferrari Orsi (Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy, 18 December 1886 – Egypt, 18 October 1942) was a general in the Royal Italian Army during World War II. He was one of the founders of Torino Football Club and played as a defender in the 1907 sea ...

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18 Oct : ''Generale di Divisione''

Enrico Frattini Enrico Frattini (Naples, 31 May 1891 – Rome, 11 February 1980) was an Italian general during World War II, most notable for commanding the 185th Paratroopers Division Folgore, 185th Paratroopers Division "Folgore" during the second battle o ...

thru 26 Oct : ''Generale di Divisione'' Edoardo Nebbia from 27 Oct,

POW A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war ...

7 Nov ::

17th Infantry Division "Pavia" The 17th Infantry Division "Pavia" ( it, 17ª Divisione di fanteria "Pavia") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Pavia was formed in on 27 April 1939 and named after the city of Pavia. The Pavia was classif ...

(''Generale di Divisione'' Nazzareno Scattaglia) ::

27th Infantry Division "Brescia" The 27th Infantry Division "Brescia" ( it, 27ª Divisione di fanteria "Brescia") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The Brescia was named after the city of Brescia in Lombardy. The Brescia was classified as a ...

(''Generale di Divisione'' Brunetto Brunetti) :: 185th Infantry Division "Folgore" (''Generale di Divisione''

) ::

Ramcke Parachute Brigade The Ramcke Parachute Brigade was a Luftwaffe paratroop (''Fallschirmjäger'') brigade which saw action in the Mediterranean Theatre during World War II. Operational history The brigade was formed in 1942 and sent to join the Afrika Korps in No ...

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Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (24 January 1889 – 4 July 1968) was a German general of paratroop forces during World War II. He led units in Crete, North Africa, Italy, the Soviet Union and France, and was captured by American forces at the concl ...

) : Italian Army Africa :

Marshal Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated o ...

Ettore Bastico Ettore Bastico (9 April 1876 – 2 December 1972) was an Italian military officer before and during World War II. In addition to being a general of the Royal Italian Army, he was also a senator and governor. He held high commands during the Secon ...

:: 16th Motorised Division "Pistoia" ('' Generale di Divisione'' Giuseppe Falugi) :: 136th Armoured Division "Giovani Fascisti" (''Generale di Divisione'' Ismaele Di Nisio)

Allies

Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery Under direct Army command : 1st Army Tank Brigade (Brigadier T.R. Price) ::

42nd Royal Tank Regiment The 42nd Royal Tank Regiment (42 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army from 1938 until 1956. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. Mobilisation The unit was formed on 1 November 1938 by c ...

44th Royal Tank Regiment The 44th Royal Tank Regiment (44 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army, which was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps that saw active service in World War II. The 44th RTR was formed before Worl ...

: 1st Armoured Brigade (reforming) (Brigadier G.N. Todd) ::

4th Hussars The 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. It amalgamated with the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars, to f ...

(elements) ::

8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars The 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1693. It saw service for three centuries including the First and Second World Wars. The regiment survived the immediate post-war reduction in forces ...

(elements) ::

2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars was a volunteer yeomanry regiment which, in the 20th century, became part of the British Army Reserve. It traced its origins to the First or Cheltenham Troop of Gloucestershire Gentleman and Yeomanry raised in ...

: 12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Brigadier Percy Calvert-Jones) :: 14th (West Lothian, Royal Scots) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,

Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

:: 16th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 27th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 88th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 94th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::

27th (London Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery 27 (twenty-seven; Roman numeral XXVII) is the natural number following 26 and preceding 28. In mathematics * Twenty-seven is a cube of 3: 3^3=3\times 3\times 3. 27 is also 23 (see tetration). There are exactly 27 straight lines on a smooth c ...

(two troops) : 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Brigadier Murray McIntyre) :: 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery :: 69th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (199th and 261st batteries) : 21st Indian Infantry Brigade (reforming) (Brigadier J.J. Purves) :: 1st Battalion,

6th Rajputana Rifles The 6th Rajputana Rifles were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1922, after the Indian government reformed the army. They moved away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment se ...

:: 3rd Battalion,

7th Rajput Regiment 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

:: 2nd Battalion,

8th Gurkha Rifles The 8th Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1824 as part of the British East India Company and later transferred to the British Indian Army after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The regiment served in World War I ...

:: 9th Indian Field Company,

Corps of Indian Engineers Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...

Army troops : B Squadron,

6th Royal Tank Regiment The 6th Royal Tank Regiment (6 RTR) was a regiment of the Royal Tank Regiment, of the British Army, until 1959. It originally saw action as 6th Battalion Tank Corps in 1917. First World War When tanks were first used in action in 1916, they wer ...

: 6th South African Armoured Car Regiment (one troop) : 566th Army Troops Company,

Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...

: 588th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers : 25th Field Company, South African Engineers : 27th Field Company, South African Engineers : 31st Field Company, South African Engineers : 8th Army Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

British XXX Corps

''XXX Corps occupied the northern sector of the Allied front.'' : Lieutenant-General

:: Under direct Corps command ::: XXX Corps Defence Squadron ::: C Squadron, 4th/6th South African Armoured Car Regiment ::: 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 64th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 69th (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 66th Mortar Company, Royal Engineers (two sections detached to 9th Australian Division) ::: 11th Field Company, South African Engineers ::: 13th Field Company, South African Engineers ::: 22nd Field Park Company, South African Engineers ::: XXX Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals ''Divisions deployed north to south'' : 9th_aus_inf_div_%282%29

: Major-General

:: Division-level units ::: 9th Division Cavalry Regiment ::: 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion ::: 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion ::: 2/7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ::: 2/8th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ::: 2/12th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ::: 3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ::: 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery ::: 2/3rd Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers ::: 2/7th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers ::: 2/13th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers ::: 2/4th Field Park Company, Royal Australian Engineers ::: 9th Australian Division Signals :: Australian 24th Brigade (Brigadier Arthur H.L. Godfrey) ::: 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion, Western Australia ::: 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, Victoria ::: 2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion, South Australia :: Australian 26th Brigade (Brigadier David A. Whitehead) ::: 2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Victoria ::: 2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion, Victoria ::: 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion, SA :: Australian 20th Brigade (Brigadier

Hugh Wrigley Brigadier Hugh Wrigley, (1 December 1891 – 3 June 1980) was a senior officer of the Australian Army who served in the First and Second World Wars. He also served with the Indian Army between 1917 and 1922.Coulthard-Clark, pp. 591–592. After ...

) ::: 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion, New South Wales ::: 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion, Queensland ::: 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, New South Wales : WW1_British_51stDivision

British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division : Major-General

:: Division-level units ::: 51st Battalion, Reconnaissance Regiment ::: 1/7th Battalion,

Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers Re ...

(machine gun battalion) ::: 50th Royal Tank Regiment (attached from 23rd Armoured Brigade) ::: 126th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 128th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :::

61st (West Highland) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery The 1st Argyll & Bute Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery formed in Scotland in 1860 in response to a French invasion threat. It 1908 it became the only Mountain Artillery unit in the Territorial Force ...

::: 40th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 51st (Highland) Divisional Engineers :::: 274th Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 275th Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 276th Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 239th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers ::: 51st Highland Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: British 152nd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier George Murray) ::: 2nd Battalion,

Seaforth Highlanders The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The regiment existed from 1881 to 1961, and saw servic ...

::: 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders ::: 5th Battalion,

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Al ...

:: British 153rd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Douglas Graham) ::: 5th Battalion,

Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...

::: 1st Battalion,

Gordon Highlanders Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

::: 5th/7th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders :: British 154th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Henry W. Houldsworth) ::: 1st Battalion, Black Watch ::: 7th Battalion, Black Watch ::: 7th Battalion,

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland. Argyll is of ancient origin, and corresponds to most of the part of the ancient kingdom of ...

: Lieutenant-General

:: Division-level units ::: 2nd New Zealand Division Cavalry Regiment ::: 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion ::: 4th Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery ::: 5th Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery ::: 6th Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery ::: 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, New Zealand Artillery ::: 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, New Zealand Artillery ::: 6th Field Company,

New Zealand Engineers The Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RNZEME) was a New Zealand Army Corps comprising Army trained tradesmen (craftsmen) who repaired Army equipment wherever New Zealand Forces served. Prior to 1946 NZEME functions were carr ...

::: 7th Field Company, New Zealand Engineers ::: 8th Field Company, New Zealand Engineers ::: 5th Field Park Company, New Zealand Engineers ::: New Zealand 2nd Division Signals :: New Zealand 5th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier

Howard Kippenberger Major General Sir Howard Karl Kippenberger, (28 January 1897 – 5 May 1957), known as "Kip", was an officer of the New Zealand Military Forces who served in the First and Second World Wars. Born in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, Kippen ...

) ::: 21st Battalion, New Zealand Infantry ::: 22nd Battalion, New Zealand Infantry ::: 23rd Battalion, New Zealand Infantry ::: 28th (Maori) Battalion, New Zealand Infantry
:: New Zealand 6th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier

William Gentry Major General Sir William George Gentry, (20 February 1899 – 13 October 1991) was a professional soldier in the New Zealand Military Forces who served during the Second World War. He was Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Military Fo ...

) ::: 24th Battalion, New Zealand Infantry ::: 25th Battalion, New Zealand Infantry ::: 26th Battalion, New Zealand Infantry :: British 9th Armoured Brigade (Brigadier John Currie) :::

3rd (The King's Own) Hussars The 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars was a Cavalry regiments of the British Army, cavalry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, including the World War I, First and the World War II, Second World Wa ...

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Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (RWY) was a Yeomanry regiment of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom established in 1794. It was disbanded as an independent Territorial Army unit in 1967, a time when the strength of the Territorial ...

:::

Warwickshire Yeomanry The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, which served as cavalry and machine gunners in the First World War and as a cavalry and an armoured regiment in the Second World War, before being amalg ...

::: 14th Battalion,

Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment to f ...

: Major-General

:: Division-level units :::

8th Royal Tank Regiment The 8th Royal Tank Regiment (8 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1960. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps The Royal Armoured Corps is the component of the British Army, that to ...

::: South African 3rd Armoured Car Reconnaissance Regiment ::: Regiment President Steyn (machine gun battalion) ::: 2nd Regiment Botha (in reserve until 31 October) ::: 1st Field Regiment,

Cape Field Artillery A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a Hood (headgear), hood in t ...

South African Artillery South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...

::: 4th Field Regiment, South African Artillery ::: 7th Field Regiment, South African Artillery ::: 1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, South African Artillery ::: 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, South African Artillery ::: 1st Field Company, South African Engineers ::: 2nd Field Company, South African Engineers ::: 3rd Field Company, South African Engineers ::: 5th Field Company, South African Engineers ::: 19th Field Park Company, South African Engineers ::: South African 1st Division Signals :: South African 1st Infantry Brigade (Brigadier E.P. Hartshorn) ::: 1st

Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles The Chief Langalibalele Rifles (formerly known as the Cape Town Rifles and Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles) is a reserve infantry regiment of the South African Army. History Origin The Regiment was founded on 28 November 1855, as the Cape Rifle ...

::: 1st Royal Natal Carabineers ::: 1st

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:: South African 2nd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier

Evered Poole Major General William Henry Evered Poole, , () was a senior South African Army commander during the Second World War and later a diplomat. Early life William Henry Evered Poole was born in Caledon, Cape Colony on 8 October 1902. He was the so ...

) ::: 1st

Cape Town Highlanders The Cape Town Highlanders is a reserve mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army. History Origins Descendants of Scottish immigrants to South Africa raised the Cape Town Highlanders in 1885. On 24 April of the same year, their se ...

::: 1st

Natal Mounted Rifles NATAL or Natal may refer to: Places * Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, a city in Brazil * Natal, South Africa (disambiguation), a region in South Africa ** Natalia Republic, a former country (1839–1843) ** Colony of Natal, a former British colony ( ...

::: 1st/2nd Field Force Battalion :: South African 3rd Infantry Brigade ::: 1st

Imperial Light Horse Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texas ...

::: 1st

Rand Light Infantry The Rand Light Infantry (RLI) is an infantry regiment of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve unit or United States Army National Guard unit. History Origin The history o ...

::: 1st

Royal Durban Light Infantry The Durban Light Infantry is a Motorised Infantry regiment of the South African Army. It lost its status as a Mechanised infantry regiment in 2010 in line with the rationalisation of resources. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equival ...

Indian 4th Infantry Division : Major-General Francis Tuker :: Division-level Units :::

Central India Horse The Central India Horse (formerly the 21st King George V's Own Horse, also known as Beatson's Horse) was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and is presently part of the Indian Army Armoured Corps. Formation The regiment was ra ...

(reconnaissance regiment) ::: 5th Battalion,

(machine gun battalion) ::: 1st Field Regiment

::: 11th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 32nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 149th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 2nd Field Company,

Bengal Sappers and Miners Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

::: 4th Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners ::: 12th Field Company,

Madras Sappers and Miners Madras Engineer Group (MEG), informally known as the Madras Sappers, is an engineer group of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The Madras Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile Madras Presidency army of the British Raj. This ...

::: 11th Field Park Company, Madras Sappers and Miners ::: 4th Indian Division Signals :: Indian 5th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier

Dudley Russell Lieutenant General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC (1 December 18964 February 1978) was a senior officer of both the British Army and the British Indian Army, and served during World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 8th In ...

) ::: 1/4th Battalion,

Essex Regiment The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. ...

::: 4th (Outram's) Battalion,

::: 3rd (Queen Mary's Own) Battalion,

10th Baluch Regiment The 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. After Partition of India, independence, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army. In 1956, it was amalgamated with the 8th Punjab Regiment, 8th Punja ...

:: Indian 7th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier

Arthur Holworthy Major-General Arthur Wilmot Wadeson Holworthy DSO, MC (12 December 1897 – 1983) was a senior British Indian Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II. Military career Holworthy was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 16 ...

) ::: 1st Battalion,

Royal Sussex Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot ...

::: 4th Battalion,

16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India, it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army. It ceased to exist in this form in 1956, when it was amalgamated ...

::: 1st Battalion, 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles :: Indian 161st Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Francis E.C. Hughes) ::: 1st Battalion,

::: 1st Battalion,

1st Punjab Regiment The 1st Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India, it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army. It ceased to exist in this form in 1956, when it was amalgamate ...

::: 4th Battalion,

: Corps Reserve ::

British 23rd Armoured Brigade The 23rd Armoured Brigade, originally formed as the 23rd Army Tank Brigade, was an armoured brigade of the British Army that saw service during the Second World War. The brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army (TA) formation. It was reorganis ...

(Brigadier George W. Richards) :::

(detached to 1 SA Division) ::: 40th Royal Tank Regiment (detached to 9 Australian Division) ::: 46th Royal Tank Regiment ::: 50th Royal Tank Regiment (detached to 51st Highland Division) ::: 121st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 168th Battery, 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 295th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers

British XIII Corps

''XIII Corps occupied the southern sector of the Allied front.'' : Lieutenant-General

:: Under direct Corps command ::: South African 4th/6th Armoured Car Regiment (one troop) ::: XIII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers :::: 578th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 576th Corps Field Park Company, Royal Engineers ::: XIII Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals ''Divisions deployed north to south'' : 50_inf_div_-vector

British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division : Major-General John S. Nichols :: Division-level units ::: 2nd Battalion,

Cheshire Regiment The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. T ...

(machine gun battalion) ::: 74th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 111th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 124th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery :::

154th (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the Second Boer War and the First World War and provided two fie ...

::: 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 34th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Engineers,

:::: 233rd Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 505th Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 235th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers ::: 50th Northumbrian Division Signals,

Royal Corps of Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...

:: Greek 1st Infantry Brigade (Colonel Pausanias Katsotas) ::: 1st Infantry Battalion ::: 2nd Infantry Battalion ::: 3rd Infantry Battalion ::: 1st Greek Field Artillery Regiment ::: 1st Greek Machine Gun Company ::: 1st Greek Field Company, Greek Engineers :: British 151st Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Joscelyn E.S. Percy) ::: 6th Battalion,

Durham Light Infantry The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and t ...

::: 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry ::: 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry :: British 69th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Edward C. Cooke-Collis) ::: 5th Battalion,

East Yorkshire Regiment The East Yorkshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot and later renamed the 15th Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before eventually being ...

::: 6th Battalion,

Green Howards The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under vario ...

::: 7th Battalion, Green Howards :: 2nd Free French Brigade Group (under command) ::: 5th Battalion de Marche ::: 11th Battalion de Marche ::: 21st and 23rd North African Anti-Tank Companies ::: 2nd Company, Free French Engineers : WW1_British_44th_Division

: Major-General Ivor T.P. Hughes :: Division-level units ::: 44th Reconnaissance Regiment (detached to 7th Armoured Division) ::: 6th Battalion,

(machine gun battalion) ::: 53rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 30th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Engineers
:::: 11th Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 209th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 210th (Sussex) Field Company, Royal Engineers :::: 211th (Sussex) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers :::: 577th Army Field Company, Royal Engineers (attached from XIII Corps Troops Royal Engineers) ::: 44th (Home Counties) Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: British 131st Infantry Brigade (Brigadier

William Donovan Stamer Major General William Donovan Stamer CB, CBE, DSO, MC (14 June 1895 – 21 September 1963) was a British Army officer who was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment at the outbreak of the First World War and served in the Army unt ...

) ::: 1/5th Battalion,

Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was a line infantry regiment of the English and later the British Army from 1661 to 1959. It was the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, behind only the Royal Scots in the British Arm ...

::: 1/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) ::: 1/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) :: British 132nd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier

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) ::: 2nd Battalion,

Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army traditionally raised in the English county of Kent and garrisoned at Canterbury. It had a history dating back to 1572 and ...

::: 4th Battalion,

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Quee ...

::: 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment :: British 133rd (Lorried) Infantry Brigade (Detached to 10th Armoured Division) : 7th_armoured_division_insignia_1944_3000px

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: Major-General John Harding :: Division-level units ::: 1st Household Cavalry Regiment :::

11th Hussars The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army established in 1715. It saw service for three centuries including the First World War and Second World War but then amalgamated with the 10th Royal Hussars (Pri ...

(under command from 4th Armoured Brigade, in reserve]) ::: 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry (under command from 8th Armoured Division) ::: 44th Reconnaissance Regiment (under command from 44th Infantry Division) ::: 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery ::: 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 7th Armoured Divisional Engineers :::: 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers :::: 21st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers :::: 143rd Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers ::: 7th Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: British 4th Light Armoured Brigade (Brigadier Marcus G. Roddick) :::

Royal Scots Greys The Royal Scots Greys was a Cavalry regiments of the British Army, cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 until 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard ...

::: 4th/8th Hussars ::: 1st Battalion,

King's Royal Rifle Corps The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United St ...

British 22nd Armoured Brigade The 22nd Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army that saw service during and after the Second World War. The brigade was formed on the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939 from Territorial Army (TA) armoured regiments. ...

(Brigadier George "Pip" Roberts) :::

1st Royal Tank Regiment The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) was an Armoured warfare, armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps and operationally under 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade (United Kingd ...

::: 5th Royal Tank Regiment ::: 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) ::: 1st Battalion,

Rifle Brigade The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army formed in January 1800 as the "Experimental Corps of Riflemen" to provide sharpshooters, scouts, and skirmishers. They were soon renamed the "Rifle ...

:: 1st Free French Brigade Group (under command) (Brigadier

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) ::: 1st Battalion, Foreign Legion ::: 2nd Battalion, Foreign Legion ::: 3rd Battalion, Pacific Marine Infantry ::: 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (attached) ::: 1st Free French Artillery Regiment ::: 2nd Anti-Aircraft Company, 1st Marine Fusiliers ::: 2nd Free French Anti-Tank Company ::: 22nd North African Anti-Tank Company ::: 1st Field Company, Free French Engineers :: With (under command) ::: 1st Free French Flying Column ::: Armoured Car Squadron and Portee troop, 1st Morocco Spahis ::: 1st Free French Tank Company ::: Anti-Aircraft troop, 1st Battalion,

French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (french: Légion étrangère) is a corps of the French Army which comprises several specialties: infantry, Armoured Cavalry Arm, cavalry, Military engineering, engineers, Airborne forces, airborne troops. It was created ...

British X Corps

''X Corps supplied reserve divisions behind the main Allied line.'' : Lieutenant-General

:: Under direct Corps command ::: X Corps Troops, Royal Engineers :::: 571st Army Field Company (attached to 10th Armoured Division) :::: 572nd Army Field Company (attached to 1st Armoured Division) :::: 573rd Army Field Company (attached to 10th Armoured Division) :::: 570th Corps Field Park Company ::: X Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals ''Divisions deployed north to south'' : British_1st_Armoured_Division_WW2_2nd_pattern

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British 1st Armoured Division : Major-General

:: Division-level units :::

12th Royal Lancers The 12th (Prince of Wales's) Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army first formed in 1715. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment survived the immediate post-war ...

:::

2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery was a regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery that served in the Second World War. It saw action in France, Greece, North Africa and Italy. It was redesignated as 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1958. T ...

::: 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery ::: 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (ex-8th Armoured Division) ::: 76th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 42nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 1st Armoured Divisional Engineers :::: 1st Field Squadron, Royal Engineers :::: 9th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (from 8th Armoured Division) ::: 1st Armoured Division Signals (United Kingdom), 1st Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: 2nd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), British 2nd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier Arthur Fisher (British Army officer), Arthur Fisher) ::: 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) ::: 9th Queen's Royal Lancers ::: 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own), 10th Royal Hussars ::: Yorkshire Dragoons (Motor battalion) ::: X Company, List of Royal Northumberland Fusiliers battalions in World War II#1, 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (machine gun battalion) :: 7th Motor Brigade (United Kingdom), British 7th Motor Brigade (Brigadier Thomas Bosvile) ::: 2nd Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps ::: 2nd Battalion,

::: 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade :: Hammerforce (attached from 8th Armoured Division) ::: 4th/6th South African Armoured Car Regiment ::: 146th (Pembroke & Cardiganshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: Z Company, List of Royal Northumberland Fusiliers battalions in World War II#1, 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (machine gun company) ::: 7th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers ::: 9th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers :: Minefield Task Force (under Commanding Officer, 2nd Bn Rifle Brigade) ::: 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) (one troop) ::: 9th Queen's Royal Lancers (one troop) ::: 10th Royal Hussars (one troop) ::: 7th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers ::: 9th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (from 8th Armoured Division) ::: 572nd Army Field Company (from X Corps Troops Royal Engineers) ::: 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (less Support Company)
: 10th_armoured_div

British 10th Armoured Division : Major-General

:: Division-level units ::: The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons), Royal Dragoons ::: 1st Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery ::: 5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (attached from 8th Armoured Division) ::: 104th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (attached from 8th Armoured Division) ::: 98th (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry Queen Mary’s) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 84th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 53rd (King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery ::: 10th Armoured Divisional Engineers :::: 2nd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers :::: 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (attached to Minefield Task Force) :::: 6th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (attached from 8th Armoured Division) :::: 141st Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers ::: 10th Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals :: 8th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), British 8th Armoured Brigade (Brig. Edward C.N. Custance) ::: 3rd Royal Tank Regiment ::: Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry ::: Staffordshire Yeomanry ::: 1st Battalion,

:: 24th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom), British 24th Armoured Brigade (Brigadier Arthur G. Kenchington) (Attached from 8th Armoured Division) ::: 41st Royal Tank Regiment ::: 45th Royal Tank Regiment ::: 47th Royal Tank Regiment ::: 11th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps :: 133rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), British 133rd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Alec W. Lee) ::: 2nd Battalion,

::: 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment ::: 5th Royal Sussex, 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment ::: W Company, List of Royal Northumberland Fusiliers battalions in World War II#1, 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (machine gun company) (attached from 8th Armoured Division) :: Minefield Task Force (Lt.-Col. G.R. McMeekan, Commanding Royal Engineer, 10th Armoured Division) (attached to 133rd Bde for mine clearance)Joslen, p. 568 ::: 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers ::: 571st Army Field Company (from X Corps Troops Royal Engineers) ::: 573rd Army Field Company (from X Corps Troops Royal Engineers) ::: 141 Field Park Squadron (detachment) : 8ArmDiv

British 8th Armoured Division : Major-General Charles Gairdner :: 6th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (detached to 10th Armoured Division) :: 9th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (detached to 1st Armoured Division) :: 145th Field Park Squadron, Royal Engineers :: 8th Armoured Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

Axis

''Divisions deployed north to south''

''Panzer Armee Afrika''

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90th Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), German 90th Light ''Afrika'' Division : ''

'' Ernst Strecker, later Theodor Graf von Sponeck :: 155th ''Panzergrenadier'' Regiment (with 707th Heavy Infantry Gun Company) :: 200th ''Panzergrenadier'' Regiment (with 708th Heavy Infantry Gun Company) :: 346th ''Panzergrenadier'' Regiment :: 190th Artillery Regiment :: 190th Anti-tank Battalion :: Under command ::: Force 288 ::: 605th Anti-tank Battalion ::: 109th Anti-aircraft Battalion ::: 606th Anti-aircraft Battalion

''Deutsches Afrika Korps''

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15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), German 15th Panzer Division : ''

:: 8th Panzer Regiment :: 115th ''Panzergrenadier'' Regiment :: 33rd Artillery Regiment :: 33rd Anti-tank Battalion :: 33rd Engineer Battalion : 21st_Panzer_Division_logo

21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht), German 21st Panzer Division : ''

'' Heinz von Randow :: 5th Panzer Regiment :: 104th ''Panzergrenadier'' Regiment :: 155th Artillery Regiment :: 39th Anti-tank Battalion :: 200th Engineer Battalion

Italian XXI Army Corps

''Generale di Divisione'' Alessandro Gloria (Thru 26 October) : Corps-level troops :: 7th Bersaglieri Regiment ::: X Bersaglieri Battalion ::: XI Bersaglieri Battalion :: 8th Heavy Field Artillery Group "Marmore", 8th Army Corps Artillery Grouping ::: XXXIII Heavy Artillery Group (Cannone da 149/40 modello 35, 149/40 guns) ::: LII Heavy Artillery Group (15 cm Autokanone M. 15/16, 152/37 guns) ::: CXXXI Heavy Artillery Group (15 cm sFH 18, 149/28 howitzers) :: XXVII Construction Engineers Battalion :: LXV Signal Engineers Battalion :: 14th Fortification Engineer Company : 102a_Divisione_Motorizzata_Trento

102nd Motorised Division "Trento" : '' Generale di Brigata'' Giorgio Masina :: 61st Infantry Regiment "Trento" (3x battalions) :: 62nd Infantry Regiment "Trento" (3x battalions) :: 46th Artillery Regiment "Trento", 46th Motorised Artillery Regiment "Trento" ::: I Group (Skoda 100 mm Model 1916, 100/17 howitzers) ::: II Group (100/17 howitzers) ::: III Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) ::: IV Group (75/27 and Skoda 75 mm Model 15, 75/13 field guns) ::: 412th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: 414th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) :: LXIII Anti-aircraft Group (7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37, 75/50 anti-aircraft guns) :: CCCLIV Frontier Guard Artillery Group (8 cm FK M. 5, 77/28 field guns) :: CCCLV Frontier Guard Artillery Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) :: CXXXI Heavy Artillery Group (15 cm sFH 18, 149/28 howitzers) :: IV Anti-tank Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna" (Cannone da 47/32, 47/32 anti-tank guns) :: LI Mixed Motorised Engineer Battalion : 25a_Divisione_Fanteria_Bologna

25th Infantry Division "Bologna" : ''Generale di Divisione'' Alessandro Gloria :: 39th Infantry Regiment "Bologna" (3x battalions) :: 40th Infantry Regiment "Bologna" (2x battalions) :: 205th Artillery Regiment "Bologna" ::: I Group (Skoda 100 mm Model 1916, 100/17 howitzers) ::: II Group (100/17 howitzers) ::: III Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) ::: IV Group (75/27 field guns) ::: 4th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: 437th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) :: CCCLVII Frontier Guard Artillery Group (8 cm FK M. 5, 77/28 field guns) :: XXV Mixed Engineer Battalion

Italian XX Army Corps

''Generale di Divisione''

: Corps-level troops :: XVIII Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Group (8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, 8.8cm Flak and Breda Model 35, 20/65 guns) :: LXII Anti-aircraft Group (7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37, 75/50 anti-aircraft guns) :: XXIV Mixed Engineer Battalion :: 2nd Bersaglieri Motorcyclists Company :: 106th Field Hospital :: 576th Field Hospital ''Northern Sector'' : 101a_Divisione_Motorizzata_Trieste

101st Motorised Division "Trieste" : ''Generale di Divisione''

:: 65th Infantry Regiment "Trieste" (2x battalions) :: 66th Airmobile Infantry Regiment "Trieste", 66th Infantry Regiment "Trieste" (2x battalions) :: 21st Artillery Regiment "Trieste", 21st Motorised Artillery Regiment "Trieste" ::: I Group (Skoda 100 mm Model 1916, 100/17 howitzers) ::: II Group (100/17 howitzers) ::: III Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) ::: IV Group (75/27 field guns) ::: 5th Battery / XLII Anti-aircraft Group (7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37, 75/50 anti-aircraft guns) :: VIII Armoured Bersaglieri Battalion (Autoblinda Fiat-Ansaldo, AB 41 armoured cars) :: 11th Tank Battalion "M.O. Calzecchi", XI Tank Battalion "M" (Fiat M13/40, M13/40 and Fiat M14/41, M14/41 tanks) :: XXXII Mixed Motorised Engineer Battalion : 164th_Infanterie-Division_Logo

German 164th Light Africa Division : ''

'' Carl-Hans Lungershausen :: 125th Infantry Regiment :: 382nd Infantry Regiment :: 433rd Infantry Regiment :: 220th Artillery Regiment :: 220th Engineer Battalion :: 220th Cyclist Unit :: 609th Anti-aircraft Battalion
: 133a_Divisione_Corazzata_Littorio

133rd Armoured Division "Littorio" : ''Generale di Divisione''

:: 133rd Tank Regiment (Italy), 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment (Fiat M13/40, M13/40 and Fiat M14/41, M14/41 tanks) ::: 4th Tank Battalion "M.O. Passalacqua", IV Tank Battalion "M" ::: XII Tank Battalion "M" ::: LI Tank Battalion "M" :: 12th Bersaglieri Regiment ::: XXI Bersaglieri Anti-tank Battalion (Cannone da 47/32, 47/32 anti-tank guns) ::: XXIII Bersaglieri Battalion ::: XXXVI Bersaglieri Battalion :: 3rd Fast Artillery Regiment ::: II Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) ::: III Group (105/28 howitzers) ::: 5th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: 406th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) :: DLIV Self-propelled Artillery Group (Semovente da 75/18, Semovente 75/18) :: DLVI Self-propelled Artillery Group (Semovente 75/18) :: CCCXXXII Frontier Guard Artillery Group (Skoda 100 mm Model 1916, 100/17 howitzers) :: XXIX Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Group (8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, 8.8cm Flak) :: Regiment "Lancieri di Novara" (5th), III Armoured Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Novara" (Fiat L6/40 light tanks) :: CXXXIII Mixed Engineer Battalion ''Southern Sector'' : 132a_Divisione_Corazzata_Ariete

132nd Armoured Division "Ariete" : ''Generale di Divisione''

:: 132nd Tank Regiment (Italy), 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment (Fiat M13/40, M13/40 and Fiat M14/41, M14/41 tanks) ::: 9th Armored Battalion "M.O. Butera", IX Tank Battalion "M" ::: 10th Tank Battalion "M.O. Bruno", X Tank Battalion "M" ::: 13th Tank Battalion "M.O. Pascucci", XIII Tank Battalion "M" :: 8th Bersaglieri Regiment ::: III Bersaglieri Anti-tank Battalion (Cannone da 47/32, 47/32 anti-tank guns) ::: V Bersaglieri Battalion ::: XII Bersaglieri Battalion :: 132nd Artillery Regiment "Ariete", 132nd Armoured Artillery Regiment ::: I Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) ::: II Group (75/27 field guns) ::: III Group (105/28 howitzers) ::: V (DLI) Self-propelled Artillery Group (Semovente da 75/18, Semovente 75/18 self-propelled guns) ::: VI (DLII) Self-propelled Artillery Group (Semovente 75/18 self-propelled guns) :: XV Heavy Field Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) :: XXXI Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Group (8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, 8.8cm Flak anti-aircraft guns) :: DI Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Group (Cannone da 90/53, 90/53 and 20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) :: Regiment "Nizza Cavalleria" (1st), III Armored Squadrons Group "Nizza Cavalleria" (AB 41 Armoured cars) :: CXXXII Mixed Engineer Battalion

Italian X Army Corps

''Generale di Divisione''

(

18 October)
''Generale di Divisione''

(thru 26 October)
''Generale di Divisione'' Edoardo Nebbia (from 27 October,

7 November) : Corps-level troops :: 9th Bersaglieri Regiment ::: XXVIII Bersaglieri Battalion ::: LVII Bersaglieri Battalion :: 16th Army Corps Artillery Grouping ::: XLIX Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers) ::: CXLVII Heavy Artillery Group (15 cm sFH 18, 149/28 howitzers) :: X Construction Engineers Battalion :: X Signal Engineers Battalion :: XXXI Sappers Battalion :: 65th Field Hospital :: 91st Field Hospital : 27a_Divisione_Fanteria_Brescia

: ''Generale di Divisione'' Brunetto Brunetti :: 19th Infantry Regiment "Brescia" (2x battalions) :: 20th Infantry Regiment "Brescia" (3x battalions) :: 1st Fast Artillery Regiment ::: I Group (Skoda 100 mm Model 1916, 100/17 howitzers) ::: III Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) ::: IV Group (75/27 field guns) ::: V Group (8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, 8.8cm Flak and 20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: 401st Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: 404th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) :: XXVII Mixed Engineer Battalion :

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:: 1st Battalion, 2nd Paratroopers Regiment :: 1st Battalion, 3rd Paratroopers Regiment :: 2nd Battalion, 5th Paratroopers Regiment :: Lehrbattailion Burkhardt :: Paratroopers Anti-tank Battalion :: Paratroopers Artillery Battery : 185th Infantry Division "Folgore" : ''Generale di Divisione''

:: 186th Infantry Regiment "Folgore" ::: V Paratroopers Battalion ::: VI Paratroopers Battalion ::: VII Paratroopers Battalion ::: Paratroopers Support Weapons Company (Cannone da 47/32, 47/32 anti-tank guns) :: 187th Infantry Regiment "Folgore" ::: II Paratroopers Battalion ::: IV Paratroopers Battalion ::: IX Paratroopers Battalion ::: Paratroopers Support Weapons Company (47/32 anti-tank guns) :: 185th Artillery Regiment "Folgore" ::: I Paratroopers Artillery Group (3x batteries with Cannone da 47/32, 47/32 anti-tank guns) ::: III Paratroopers Artillery Group (3x batteries with 47/32 anti-tank guns) ::: 7th Paratroopers Artillery Battery (47/32 anti-tank guns) ::: 146th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: 411th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: Ammunition and Supply Unit :: VIII Paratroopers Sapper Battalion : 17a_Divisione_Fanteria_Pavia

: ''Generale di Divisione'' Nazzareno Scattaglia :: 27th Infantry Regiment "Pavia" (2x battalions) :: 28th Infantry Regiment "Pavia" (2x battalions) :: 26th Artillery Regiment "Pavia" ::: II Group (10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze, 100/17 howitzers) ::: III Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06, 75/27 field guns) ::: IV Group (75/27 field guns) ::: 77th Anti-aircraft Battery (Breda Model 35, 20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) ::: 432nd Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) :: XVII Mixed Engineer Battalion

Italian Army Africa

The commander of the Italian Army Africa Marshal

had no tactical control over Italian formations at El Alamein. All Italian units there were assigned to Rommel's Panzer Armee Afrika. The only two units under Bastico's command were the 16th Motorised Division Pistoia, which had just arrived from Italy and was not yet ready for frontline duty, and the 136th Armoured Division "Giovani Fascisti", which was garrisoning the Siwa Oasis. : 16a_Divisione_Fanteria_Pistoia

16th Motorised Division "Pistoia" : '' Generale di Divisione'' Giuseppe Falugi :: 35th Infantry Regiment "Pistoia" :: 36th Infantry Regiment "Pistoia" :: 3rd Motorised Artillery Regiment :: XVI Mortar Battalion :: LI Mixed Engineer Battalion :: 16th Anti-tank Company : 136th Armoured Division "Giovani Fascisti" : ''Generale di Divisione'' Ismaele Di Nisio :: Infantry Regiment "Giovani Fascisti" (2x battalions) :: IX Autonomous Infantry Battalion :: 136th Artillery Regiment ::: XIV Motorized Artillery Group (Cannone da 65/17 modello 13, 65/17 field guns mounted on Morris CS8) ::: XV Motorized Artillery Group (65/17 field guns mounted on Morris CS8) ::: XVI Motorized Artillery Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 11, 75/27 field guns mounted on TL.37) ::: XVII Motorized Artillery Group (10 cm M. 14 Feldhaubitze, 100/17 howitzers mounted on Lancia 3Ro trucks) ::: 88th Anti-aircraft Battery (Breda Model 35, 20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns) :: III Armoured Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri del Monferrato" (AB 41 Armoured cars)

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