This is an outline order of battle of the British First Army on 4 May 1943 during the

Tunisian Campaign The Tunisian campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces from 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943. Th ...

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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 Sir Kenneth Anderson **

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 ***

North Irish Horse The North Irish Horse was a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer War. Raised and patronised by the nobility from its inception to the present day, it was o ...

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7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment The 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment was an infantry unit of the French Army, part of the Army of Africa. Active between 1913 and 1946, the unit is one of the most decorated of the French Army. The regiment distinguished itself in World War ...

(''7ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens'') *** 1st Army Group Royal Artillery *** 46th Infantry Division (less 139th Brigade Group) *** 78th Infantry Division **

IX Corps 9 Corps, 9th Corps, Ninth Corps, or IX Corps may refer to: France * 9th Army Corps (France) * IX Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany * IX Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial Germ ...

Commanded by: Lieutenant-General

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*** 25th Tank Brigade (less two battalions) *** 201st Guards Brigade *** 2nd Army Group Royal Artillery *** 4th Infantry Division ***

4th Indian Infantry Division The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian Army was formed in Egypt in 1939 during the Second World War. During the Second World War, ...

*** 6th Armoured Division *** 7th Armoured Division ** XIX French Corps
Commanded by General Louis Koeltz *** One Tank Battalion *** *** Division du Maroc *** ** U.S. II Corps (co-ordinated by First Army but under direct control of 18th Army GroupAnderson (1946), p. 11 )
Commanded by:

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*** Corps Francs d'Afrique (three battalions) *** One Tabor Moroccan

Goumiers The Moroccan Goumiers (french: Les Goumiers Marocains) were indigenous Moroccan soldiers who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army of Africa, between 1908 and 1956. While nominally in the service of the Sultan of Morocco, they s ...

*** U.S. 13th Field Artillery Brigade *** U.S. 2626th Coast Artillery Brigade *** 1st Armored Division (less one regiment) *** 1st Infantry Division *** 9th Infantry Division *** 34th Infantry Division ** Army Reserve ***

1st King's Dragoon Guards The 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was raised by Sir John Lanier in 1685 as the 2nd Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed the 2nd Ki ...

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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, ...

*** 139th Infantry Brigade *** 1st Armoured Division

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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 * {{World War II World War II orders of battle Field armies of the United Kingdom in World War II 1943 in the United Kingdom British Army in World War II

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