This is the British First Army order of battle on 20 April 1943 during the
Tunisia Campaign
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of
World War II
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.
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British First Army
The First Army was a formation of the British Army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. The First Army included Indian and Portuguese forces during the First World War and American and French units during the Second World War.
F ...
Commanded by:
Lieutenant-General Kenneth Anderson
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V Corps 5th Corps, Fifth Corps, or V Corps may refer to:
France
* 5th Army Corps (France)
* V Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* V Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Ar ...
Commanded by Lieutenant-General
Charles Allfrey
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British 25th Tank Brigade (less
51st (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment
The 51st (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment (51 RTR) was an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army that fought in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns during World War II and continued to serve during the 1950s.
Origin
In April 1938, ...
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British 1st Infantry Division (
Major-General
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Walter Clutterbuck
Major-General Walter Edmond Clutterbuck (17 November 1894 – 2 February 1987) was a British Army officer who fought during both the First and Second World Wars.
Early life and military career
Born in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, on 17 Nove ...
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British 4th Infantry Division (Major-General
John Hawkesworth)
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British 78th Infantry Division (Major-General
Vyvyan Evelegh
Major General Vyvyan Evelegh, (14 December 1898 – 27 August 1958) was a senior officer of the British Army during the Second World War, commanding the 78th Infantry Division (otherwise known as the Battleaxe Division) and the 6th Armoured Di ...
)
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British IX CorpsCommanded by: Lieutenant-General
John Crocker
General Sir John Tredinnick Crocker, (4 January 1896 – 9 March 1963) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both world wars. He served as both a private soldier and a junior officer in the First World War, and as a distinguished br ...
*** 51st (Leeds Rifles) Royal Tank Regiment
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British 1st Armoured Division (Major-General
Raymond Briggs
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British 6th Armoured Division (Major-General
Charles Keightley
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British 46th Infantry Division (Major-General
Harold Freeman-Attwood
Major General Harold Augustus Freeman-Attwood, (30 December 1897 – 22 September 1963) was a British Army officer who fought in both World Wars.
Early life and military career
Born Harold Freeman on 30 December 1897, he was the eldest son of E ...
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French XIX Corps
The 19th Army Corps (:fr:19e corps d'armée (France), 19e Corps d'Armée) was a corps of the French army. In December 1870, the Government of National Defense, Tours delegation created the 19th Army Corps which was formed in Alençon. It was recre ...
Commanded by: Lieutenant General
Louis Koeltz
*** Brigade Légère Mécanique (Tank Group)
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1st King's Dragoon Guards
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*** (Major General )
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Division du Maroc (Lieutenant General )
*** (Major-General )
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U.S. II Corps (co-ordinated by First Army but under direct control of
18th Army Group[Anderson (1946), p. 11 ])
Commanded by:
Major General
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Omar Bradley
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Corps Francs d'Afrique (three battalions)
*** 4th and 6th
Tabors of
Moroccan goumiers
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U.S. 1st Armored Division
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(less one regiment) (Major General
Ernest N. Harmon)
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U.S. 1st Infantry Division (Major General
Terry de la M. Allen)
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U.S. 9th Infantry Division
The 9th Infantry Division ("Old Reliables") is an inactive infantry division of the United States Army. It was created as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas. In later years, it would become an important unit of the U ...
(Major General
Manton S. Eddy)
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U.S. 34th Infantry Division (Major General
Charles W. Ryder)
See also
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List of orders of battle
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British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943
References
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Anderson, Lt.-General Kenneth (1946). ''Official despatch by Kenneth Anderson, GOC-in-C
First Army covering events in NW Africa, 8 November 1942–13 May 1943'' published in
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Footnotes
World War II orders of battle
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