Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle
The Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the Second Battle of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, 23 October – 4 November 1942.
British Eighth Army[]
Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Under direct Army Command[]
- 1st Army Tank Brigade (Brigadier )[a]
- 1st Armoured Brigade (reforming) (Brigadier G.N. Todd)
- 4th Hussars (elements)
- 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars (elements)
- 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
- 12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Brigadier Percy Calvert-Jones)
- 14th (West Lothian, Royal Scots) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 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 (two troops)
- 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade[b] (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)[c]
- 1st Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 3rd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles
- 9th Indian Field Company, Corps of Indian Engineers
Army Troops[]
- B Squadron, 6th Royal Tank Regiment
- 6th South African Armoured Car Regiment (one troop)
- 566th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers
- 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 X Corps[]
- Lieutenant-General Herbert Lumsden
- Under direct Corps Command
- X Corps Troops, Royal Engineers[2]
- 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
- X Corps Troops, Royal Engineers[2]
- Under direct Corps Command
British 1st Armoured Division[]
- Major-General Raymond Briggs
- Division-level units
- 12th Royal Lancers
- 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
- 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
- 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (ex 8th Armoured Division)[d]
- 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, Royal Corps of Signals
- British 2nd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier ) (92 Sherman, 68 Crusader, one Grant = 161 tanks [3])
- 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
- 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
- 10th Royal Hussars
- Yorkshire Dragoons (Motor battalion)
- X Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (machine gun battalion)
- British 7th Motor Brigade (Brigadier Thomas J. Bosville)
- 2nd Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps
- 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade[e]
- 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, 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)[f]
- 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)
- Division-level units
British 10th Armoured Division[]
- Major-General Alexander Gatehouse
- Division-level units
- 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
- 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
- British 8th Armoured Brigade (Brig. Edward C.N. Custance) (45 Crusader, 57 Grant, 31 Sherman = 133 tanks)
- British 24th Armoured Brigade (Brigadier Arthur G. Kenchington) (attached from 8th Armoured Division) (2 Grants, 93 Sherman, 45 Crusader = 140 tanks)
- 41st Royal Tank Regiment
- 45th Royal Tank Regiment
- 47th Royal Tank Regiment
- 11th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps
- British 133rd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Alec W. Lee)[g]
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- W Company, 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)[4]
- 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)
- Division-level units
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
British XIII Corps[]
- Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks
- 4th/6th South African Armoured Car Regiment (one troop)
- XIII Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
- XIII Corps Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division[]
- Major-General John S. Nichols
- Division-level units
- 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (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
- 102nd (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 34th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Engineers, Royal Engineers
- 50th Northumbrian Division Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
- (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)[h]
- 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- 8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- 9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- British 69th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier )
- 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
- 6th Battalion, Green Howards
- 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
- Division-level units
British 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division[]
- Major-General Ivor T.P. Hughes
- Division-level Units
- 44th Reconnaissance Regiment (detached to 7th Armoured Division)
- 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (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)
- 1/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- 1/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- 1/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- British 132nd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Lashmer Whistler)
- 2nd Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
- 4th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- British 133rd (Lorried) Infantry Brigade (Detached to 10th Armoured Division)
- Division-level Units
British 7th Armoured Division[]
- Major-General John Harding
- Division-level Units
- 1st Household Cavalry Regiment
- 11th Hussars (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) (57 Stuart, 14 Grant = 71 tanks and 9 armoured cars)
- Royal Scots Greys
- 4th/8th Hussars
- 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
- British 22nd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier George "Pip" Roberts) (57 Grant, 50 Crusader, 19 Stuart = 126 tanks)
- 1st Royal Tank Regiment
- 5th Royal Tank Regiment
- 4th County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)
- 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade
- 1st Free French Brigade Group (under command) (Brigadier Marie Pierre Koenig)
- 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
- Division-level Units
British XXX Corps[]
- Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese
- 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
- Under direct Corps Command
Australian 9th Division[]
- Major-General Leslie Morshead
- 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)
- 2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion, New South Wales
- 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion, Queensland
- 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion, New South Wales
- Division-level Units
British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division[]
- Major-General Douglas Wimberley
- Division-level Units
- 51st Battalion, Reconnaissance Regiment
- 1/7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (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
- 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
- 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
- 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- British 153rd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Douglas Graham)
- 5th Battalion, Black Watch
- 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
- 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
- Division-level Units
2nd New Zealand Division[]
- Lieutenant-General Bernard Freyberg
- Division-level Units
- 2nd New Zealand Division Cavalry Regiment
- 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion
- 4th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
- 5th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
- 6th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
- 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
- 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
- 6th Field Company, Royal New Zealand Engineers
- 7th Field Company, Royal New Zealand Engineers
- 8th Field Company, Royal New Zealand Engineers
- 5th Field Park Company, Royal New Zealand Engineers
- 2nd New Zealand Division Signals
- New Zealand 5th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Howard Kippenberger)
- 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)
- 24th Battalion, New Zealand Infantry
- 25th Battalion, New Zealand Infantry
- 26th Battalion, New Zealand Infantry
- British 9 Armoured Brigade (Brigadier John Currie) (35 Sherman, 37 Grant, 46 Crusader = 118 tanks)
- Division-level Units
South African 1st Infantry Division[]
- Major-General Dan Pienaar
- Division-level Units
- 8th Royal Tank Regiment [i]
- 3rd South African Armoured Car Reconnaissance Regiment
- Regiment President Steyn (machine gun battalion)
- 2nd Regiment Botha (in reserve until 31 October)
- 1st Field Regiment, Cape Field Artillery, South African Artillery
- , 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
- 1st South African Division Signals
- South African 1st Infantry Brigade (Brigadier E.P. Hartshorn)
- 1st Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles
- 1st Royal Natal Carabineers
- 1st Transvaal Scottish
- South African 2nd Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Evered Poole)
- 1st Cape Town Highlanders
- 1st Natal Mounted Rifles
- 1st/2nd Field Force Battalion
- South African 3rd Infantry Brigade
- 1st Imperial Light Horse
- 1st Rand Light Infantry
- 1st Royal Durban Light Infantry
- Division-level Units
4th Indian Infantry Division[]
- Major-General Francis Tuker
- Division-level Units
- Central India Horse (reconnaissance regiment)
- 5th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles (machine gun battalion)
- 1st Field Regiment Royal Artillery
- 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
- 4th Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 12th Field Company, Madras Sappers and Miners
- 11th Field Park Company, Madras Sappers and Miners
- 4th Indian Division Signals
- 5th Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Dudley Russell)
- 1/4th Battalion, Essex Regiment
- 4th (Outram's) Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 3rd (Queen Mary's Own) Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment
- 7th Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Arthur Holworthy)
- 1st Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 161st Indian Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Francis E.C. Hughes)
- 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
- 1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
- Division-level Units
Corps Reserve[]
- British 23rd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier George W. Richards) (186 Valentine tanks)
- 8th Royal Tank Regiment (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 (three troops detached to 50th Royal Tank Regiment with 51st (Highland) Division)
- British 23rd Armoured Brigade (Brigadier George W. Richards) (186 Valentine tanks)
Panzer Armee Afrika[]
Generalfeldmarschall [j] Erwin Rommel [k]
Army troops[]
German 90th Light Afrika Division[]
- Generalmajor [l]
- 155th Panzergrenadier Regiment (with 707th Heavy Infantry Gun Company)
- 200th Panzergrenadier Regiment (with 708th Heavy Infantry Gun Company)
- 346th Panzergrenadier Regiment (should be 361st, 346th assigned to 217th Inf Div, the 361st was formed in theatre from former French Foreign Legionnaires of German origin)
- 190th Artillery Regiment
- 190th Anti-tank Battalion
- under command: Force 288 (Panzergrenadier Regiment Afrika, the three battalions listed after this are not part of this 8-to-10 company detachment)
- 605th Anti-tank Battalion
- 109th Anti-aircraft Battalion
- 606th Anti-aircraft Battalion
Deutsches Afrika Korps[]
German 15th Panzer Division[]
- Generalmajor [n] Gustav von Vaerst
- 8th Panzer Regiment
- 115th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 33rd Artillery Regiment
- 33rd Anti-tank Battalion
- 33rd Engineer Battalion
German 21st Panzer Division[]
- Generalmajor [o] Heinz von Randow
- 5th Panzer Regiment
- 104th Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 155th Artillery Regiment
- 39th Anti-tank Battalion
- 200th Engineer Battalion
Italian Army Africa[]
The commander of the Italian Army Africa Marshal Ettore Bastico 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
16th Motorised Division "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"[]
- 136th Armoured Division "Giovani Fascisti", Generale di Divisione
- Infantry Regiment "Giovani Fascisti" (2x battalions)
- IX Autonomous Infantry Battalion
- 136th Artillery Regiment
- XIV Motorized Artillery Group (65/17 field guns mounted on Morris CS8)
- XV Motorized Artillery Group (65/17 field guns mounted on Morris CS8)
- XVI Motorized Artillery Group (75/27 field guns mounted on TL.37)
- XVII Motorized Artillery Group (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)
X Army Corps[]
- Italian X Army Corps,[6] Generale di Divisione Federico Ferrari Orsi (KIA on 18 October 1942), temporary replacement until 26 October Generale di Divisione Enrico Frattini, from 27 October Generale di Divisione (POW on 7 November 1942)
- 9th Bersaglieri Regiment
- XXVIII Bersaglieri Battalion
- LVII Bersaglieri Battalion
- 16th Army Corps Artillery Grouping
- XLIX Artillery Group (105/28 howitzers)
- CXLVII Heavy Artillery Group (149/28 howitzers)
- X Construction Engineers Battalion
- X Signal Engineers Battalion
- XXXI Sappers Battalion
- 65th Field Hospital
- 91st Field Hospital
- 9th Bersaglieri Regiment
17th Infantry Division "Pavia"[]
- 17th Infantry Division "Pavia", Generale di Divisione Nazzareno Scattaglia
- 27th Infantry Regiment "Pavia" (2x battalions)
- 28th Infantry Regiment "Pavia" (2x battalions)
- 26th Artillery Regiment "Pavia"
- II Group (100/17 howitzers)
- III Group (75/27 field guns)
- IV Group (75/27 field guns)
- 77th Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns)
- 432nd Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns)
- XVII Mixed Engineer Battalion
27th Infantry Division "Brescia"[]
- 27th Infantry Division "Brescia", Generale di Divisione Brunetto Brunetti
- 19th Infantry Regiment "Brescia" (2x battalions)
- 20th Infantry Regiment "Brescia" (3x battalions)
- 1st Fast Artillery Regiment
- I Group (100/17 howitzers)
- III Group (75/27 field guns)
- IV Group (75/27 field guns)
- V Group (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
185th Infantry Division "Folgore"[]
- 185th Infantry Division "Folgore", Generale di Divisione Enrico Frattini
- 186th Infantry Regiment "Folgore"[7]
- V Paratroopers Battalion
- VI Paratroopers Battalion
- VII Paratroopers Battalion
- Paratroopers Support Weapons Company (47/32 anti-tank guns)
- 187th Infantry Regiment "Folgore"[8]
- II Paratroopers Battalion
- IV Paratroopers Battalion
- IX Paratroopers Battalion
- Paratroopers Support Weapons Company (47/32 anti-tank guns)
- 185th Artillery Regiment "Folgore"[9]
- I Paratroopers Artillery Group (3x batteries with 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[10]
- 186th Infantry Regiment "Folgore"[7]
Ramcke Parachute Brigade[]
- Ramcke Parachute Brigade,[11] Generalmajor [p] Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
- 1st Battalion, 2nd Paratroopers Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 3rd Paratroopers Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 5th Paratroopers Regiment
- Lehrbattailion Burkhardt
- Paratroopers Anti-tank Battalion
- Paratroopers Artillery Battery
XX Army Corps[]
- Italian XX Army Corps,[12] Generale di Divisione Giuseppe De Stefanis
- XVIII Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Group (8.8cm Flak and 20/65 guns)
- LXII Anti-aircraft Group (75/50 anti-aircraft guns)
- XXIV Mixed Engineer Battalion
- 2nd Bersaglieri Motorcyclists Company
- 106th Field Hospital
- 576th Field Hospital
101st Motorised Division "Trieste"[]
- 101st Motorised Division "Trieste", Generale di Divisione Francesco La Ferla
- 65th Infantry Regiment "Valtellina" (2x battalions)
- 66th Infantry Regiment "Valtellina" (2x battalions)
- 21st Motorised Artillery Regiment
- VIII Armoured Bersaglieri Battalion (AB 41 armoured cars)
- XI Tank Battalion "M" (M13/40 and M14/41 tanks)
- XXXII Mixed Motorised Engineer Battalion
132nd Armoured Division "Ariete"[]
- 132nd Armoured Division "Ariete",[11] Generale di Divisione Francesco Antonio Arena
- 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment (M13/40 and M14/41 tanks)
- IX Tank Battalion "M"
- X Tank Battalion "M"
- XIII Tank Battalion "M"
- 8th Bersaglieri Regiment
- III Bersaglieri Anti-tank Battalion (47/32 anti-tank guns)
- V Bersaglieri Battalion
- XII Bersaglieri Battalion
- 132nd Armoured Artillery Regiment
- I Group (75/27 field guns)
- II Group (75/27 field guns)
- III Group (105/28 howitzers)
- V (DLI) Self-propelled Artillery Group (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 (8.8cm Flak anti-aircraft guns)
- DI Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Group (90/53 and 20/65 Mod. 35 anti-aircraft guns)
- III Armored Squadrons Group "Nizza Cavalleria" (AB 41 Armoured cars)
- CXXXII Mixed Engineer Battalion
- 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment (M13/40 and M14/41 tanks)
133rd Armoured Division "Littorio"[]
- 133rd Armoured Division "Littorio", Generale di Divisione Gervasio Bitossi
- 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment (M13/40 and M14/41 tanks)
- IV Tank Battalion "M"
- XII Tank Battalion "M"
- LI Tank Battalion "M"
- 12th Bersaglieri Regiment
- XXI Bersaglieri Anti-tank Battalion (47/32 anti-tank guns)
- XXIII Bersaglieri Battalion
- XXXVI Bersaglieri Battalion
- 3rd Fast Artillery Regiment
- II Group (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 75/18)
- DLVI Self-propelled Artillery Group (Semovente 75/18)
- CCCXXXII Frontier Guard Artillery Group (100/17 howitzers)
- XXIX Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Group (8.8cm Flak
- III Armoured Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Novara" (Fiat L6/40 light tanks)
- CXXXIII Mixed Engineer Battalion
- 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment (M13/40 and M14/41 tanks)
164th Light Africa Division[]
- German 164th Light Africa Division,[11] Generalleutnant [q]
- 125th Infantry Regiment
- 382nd Infantry Regiment
- 433rd Infantry Regiment
- 220th Artillery Regiment
- 220th Engineer Battalion
- 220th Cyclist Unit
- 609th Anti-aircraft Battalion
XXI Army Corps[]
- Italian XXI Army Corps,[13] Generale di Corpo d'Armata Enea Navarini; Generale di Divisione Alessandro Gloria in temporary command until October 26
- 7th Bersaglieri Regiment
- X Bersaglieri Battalion
- XI Bersaglieri Battalion
- 8th Army Corps Artillery Grouping
- XXVII Construction Engineers Battalion
- LXV Signal Engineers Battalion
- 14th Fortification Engineer Company
- 7th Bersaglieri Regiment
25th Infantry Division "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"
- CCCLVII Frontier Guard Artillery Group (8 cm FK M. 5|77/28]] field guns)
- XXV Mixed Engineer Battalion
102nd Motorised Division "Trento"[]
- 102nd Motorised Division "Trento", Generale di Brigata
- 61st Infantry Regiment "Sicilia" (3x battalions)
- 62nd Infantry Regiment "Sicilia" (3x battalions)
- 46th Motorised Artillery Regiment "Trento"
- LXIII Anti-aircraft Group (75/50 anti-aircraft guns)
- CCCLIV Frontier Guard Artillery Group (8 cm FK M. 5|77/28]] field guns)
- CCCLV Frontier Guard Artillery Group (75/27 field guns)
- CXXXI Heavy Artillery Group (149/28 howitzers)
- IV Anti-tank Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna" (47/32 anti-tank guns)
- LI Mixed Motorised Engineer Battalion
Notes[]
- ^ Equipped with minesweeping Matilda tanks, allotted to XXX Corps for minefield clearance[1]
- ^ For HQ and railway protection[1]
- ^ Used for HQ protection, camouflage and guard duties[1]
- ^ Equipped with M7 Priest
- ^ Detached less support company to Hammerforce
- ^ Attached to Hammerforce for mine clearance [3]]
- ^ Attached from 44th Infantry Division
- ^ Attached to 2nd New Zealand Division 29 October to 3 November
- ^ Attached from 23rd Armoured Brigade, in reserve until 31 October; 1 SA Division had a Reserve Group comprising 8 RTR, 3 SA Armoured Car Regt. less two squadrons, 2 Regt. Botha (from 1 SA Infantry Brigade), a battery of anti-tank guns and a troop each of light anti-aircraft guns and Scorpion anti-mine flail tanks. The group was disbanded on 31 October.[5]
- ^ Equivalent to an Anglo Field Marshal
- ^ General der Panzertruppe Georg Stumme was in command at the start of the battle in Rommel's absence on sick leave.
- ^ Equivalent to an Anglo-American Brigadier-General
- ^ Equivalent to an Anglo-American Major-General
- ^ Equivalent to an Anglo-American Brigadier-General
- ^ Equivalent to an Anglo-American Brigadier-General
- ^ Equivalent to an Anglo-American Brigadier-General
- ^ Equivalent to an Anglo-American Major-General
References[]
- ^ a b c Joslen, p. 566
- ^ Pakenham-Walsh, pp. 385 & 393.
- ^ a b Joslen, p. 567
- ^ Joslen, p. 568
- ^ Joslen, p. 573
- ^ "El Alamein - Il X Corpo d'Armata". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "186° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "187° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "185° Reggimento Artiglieria Paracadutisti "Folgore" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "8° Reggimento Genio Guastatori Paracadutisti "Folgore" - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "El Alamein - Lo schieramento italiano". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "El Alamein - Il XX Corpo d'Armata". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "El Alamein - Il XXI Corpo d'Armata". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
Sources[]
Print[]
- Joslen, H.F. (2003) [1st Pub. HMSO 1960]. Orders of battle : Second World War, 1939-1945. Uckfield: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-84342-474-6.
- Pakenham-Walsh, Maj-Gen R.P. (1958). History of the Royal Engineers. VIII, 1938–1948. Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers.
Web[]
- Wendell, Marcus. "Axis History Factbook: German army order of battle". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- Wendell, Marcus. "Axis History Factbook: Italian army order of battle". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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- "World War II unit histories and officers". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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