Ordine di battaglia della Seconda battaglia di El Alamein al 23 ottobre 1942.
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Comandato dal Lieutenant General Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander Eighty Army Eighth Army Comandato dal Lieutenant General Bernard Law Montgomery Comando di Armata: "B" Squadron, 6th Royal Tank RegimentUnità assegnata alla scorta e protezione diretta al comando d'armata (13 M3 Grant) Tank Delivery Regiment 566th African Field Company, RE 588th African Field Company, RE 8th Army Camouflage Company 1 Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment 3rd Libyan Arab Force 4th Light Field Ambulance 200th Field Ambulance 1st Army Tank Brigade (Brigadier G.N.Todd) 42nd Royal Tank Regiment (12 Mk II Matilda Scorpion) 44th Royal Tank Regiment (12 Mk II Matilda Scorpion) 1st Armoured BrigadeUnità in riorganizzazione, totalmente non operativa al momento della battaglia, i pochi mezzi disponibili combatterono in un reggimento di formazione (4th/8th Hussars Armoured Regiment) aggregato alla 7th Armoured Division) 4th Queen's Own Hussars 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 21st Indian Infantry BrigadeUnità in riorganizzazione, utilizzata per compiti di guarnigione e sicurezza nelle retrovie, non prese parte ai combattimenti 1st Bn., 6th Rajputana Fusiliers 3rd Bn., 7th Rajput Regiment 2nd Bn., 8th Gurkha RiflesMeno una compagnia 9th Indian Field Company, IE 29th Indian Field Ambulance 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (48 Bofors) 199th Battery, 69th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (4 3.7" AA) 261st Battery, 69th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (4 3.7" AA) 12th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (48 Bofors) 16th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (48 Bofors) 27th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (48 Bofors) 88th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (16 3.7" AA) 94th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (16 3.7" AA) 27th Searchlight Regiment, RADue batterie
X Corps Comando di Corpo (2 M3 Grant):(Lieutenant General Sir Herbert Lumsden) 145th Field Park Squadron, RE 570th Corps Field Park Coy 12th Light Field Ambulance 151st Light Field Ambulance
1st Armored Division (Major General Raymond Briggs) Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti (6 autoblindo, 8 Mk VI Crusader) 12th Lancer Regiment (55 autoblindo) 2nd Royal Horse Artillery (24-25pdrs) 4th Royal Horse Artillery (24-25pdrs) 11th Royal Horse Artillery (Self Propelled) (24–105 mm) 78th Field Regiment (24-25pdrs) 76th Anti-Tank Regiment (64-6pdrs) 42nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors) 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment (24 6pdrs)Meno una batteria e due plotoni 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (48 Bofors) 1st Squadron, RE 7th Squadron, RE 1st Field Park Squadron, RE 572nd African Field Company, RE 9th Field Squadron, RE 1st Light Field Ambulance 15th Light Field Ambulance 2nd Armored Brigade (92 M4 Sherman, 68 Mk VI Crusader, 1 M3 Grant) 2nd Dragoon Guards (The Queen's Bays)Meno 1 plotone 9th Queen's Royal Lancers 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) 9th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (mot.) 1st Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers (MG) 7th Motor Brigade (6 Mk IV Churchill) 2nd Bn., Rifle Brigade (motor.)Mno la compagnia armi pesanti 7th Bn., Rifle Brigade (motor.) 2nd Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps (motor.) Hammerforce 2nd Dragoon Guards (The Queen's Bays)Un plotone 9th Queen's Royal Lancers 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) Z Company, 2nd Rifle BrigadeCompagnia armi pesanti Y Company, 1st Northumberland Fusiliers (MG) 4/6th South African Armored Car Regiment 146th Field Regiment, RA (24 25pdr) 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment (8 6pdrs)Due plotoni 7th Field Squadron, RE 9th Field Squadron, RE 572nd Field Company, RE
8th Armored Division (Major General Charles Henry Gairdner) Comando DivisionaleDell'unità era operativo solo il comando e pochi elementi di supporto, e non prese parte all'operazione. La sua 24th Armoured Brigade era stata trasferita alla 10th Armoured Division, e gli elementi raggruppati nella Hammerforce erano stati trasferiti alla 1st Armoured Division
10th Armored Division (Major General Alexander Hugh Gatehouse) Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti (7 Mk VI Crusader) 1st Household Cavalry Armored Car Regiment (46 autoblindo) 1st Royal Horse Artillery (24-25pdrs) 104th Royal Horse Artillery (24-25pdrs) 98th Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs) 84th Anti-Tank Regiment (64-6pdrs) 53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors) 2nd Field Squadron, RE 3rd Field Squadron, RE 141st Field Park Squadron, RE 6th Field Squadron, RE 571st African Field Companies, RE 573rd African Field Companies, RE 3rd Light Field Ambulance 8th Light Field Ambulance 168th Light Field Ambulance 8th Armored Brigade 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (57 M3 Grant) Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Sherwood Rangers) (31 M4 Sherman) Staffordshire Yeomanry (45 Mk VI Crusader) 1st Bn., The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) (mot.) 24th Armoured Brigade (93 M4 Sherman, 45 Mk VI Crusader, 2 M3 Grant) 41st Royal Tank Regiment 45th Royal Tank Regiment 47th Royal Tank Regiment 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment (12 6pdrs)Una batteria 133rd Infantry BrigadeDistaccata dalla 44th Infantry Division 2nd Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment "W" Company, 1st Northumberland Fusiliers (MG) 3rd Field Squadron, RE 571st African Field Companies, RE 573rd African Field Companies, RE
XIII Corps Comando di Corpo ed unità dipendenti (Lieutenant General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks) 4/6th South African Armoured Car Regiment (13 autoblindo) 118th Royal Tank Regiment (finti carri armati) 124th Royal Tank Regiment (finti carri armati) 4th Survey Regiment, RAComando ed una batteria 578th African Field Company, RE 576th Corps Field Park Company
7th Armoured Division (Major General Allan Francis “John” Harding)
Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti (5 autoblindo, 7 Mk VI Crusader): 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) (61 autoblindo) 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry (50 autoblindo) 44th Reconaissance Regiment 3rd Royal Horse Artillery (24-25pdrs) 4th Field Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs) 97th Field Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs) 65th Anti-TankRegiment (64-6pdrs) 15th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors) 4th Field Squadron, RE 21st Field Squadron, RE 143rd Field Park Squadron, RE 2nd Light Field Ambulance 14th Light Field Ambulance 4th Light Armoured Brigade (9 autoblindo) 4th/8th Hussars Armoured Regiment (48 M3 Stuart) The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) (14 M3 Grant, 19 M3 Stuart) 1st Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps (motor.) 22nd Armoured Brigade (4 Crusader) 1st Royal Tanks (24 M3 Grant, M3 Stuart) 5th Royal Tanks (24 M3 Grant, M3 Stuart) 4th County of London Yeomanry (9 M3 Grant, 28 50 Mk VI Crusader) 1st Bn., Rifle Brigade 1er Brigade Française Libre (Général de brigade Marie-Pierre Kœnig)Unità aggregata 1er Bataillon de la 13e demi-brigade de la Légion Étrangère 2e Bataillon de la 13e demi-brigade de la Légion Étrangère 3e Bataillon d'infanterie de marine et du Pacifique 1er Régiment d'artillerie (16-25pdrs, 4-5.5") 2e Companie de DCA, 1er Régiment de fusiliers marins (12 Bofors) 2e Companie anti-chars (16-pdrs) 22e Compagnie anti-chars (2–75 mm) 1re Compagne du génie 3rd Field Regiment, RA (16-25pds) Colonne volante française libre Compagnie de chars française libre Compagnie automitrailleuse, 1re Regiment de marche de Spahis marocains Groupe artillerie portée, 1re Regiment de marche de Spahis marocains (4–75 mm, 1–50 mm) Groupe de DCA, 1er Bataillon de la Légion Étrangère(4 Bofors)
44th (Home Counties) Infanty Division (Major General Ivor Thomas Percival Hughes) Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti: 6th Bn., Cheshire Regiment(MG) 57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs) 58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs) 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs) 53rd Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs) 57th (East Surrey) Anti-Tank Regiment (48-6pdrs, 16-2pdrs) 30th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors) 11th Field Company, RE 209th Field Company, RE 210th Field Company, RE 131st Field Ambulance 132nd Field Ambulance 131st Infantry BrigadeSuccessivamente distaccato alla 7th Armoured Division 1/5th Bn., The Queen's Regiment 1/6th Bn., The Queen's Regiment 1/7th Bn., The Queen's Regiment 132nd Infantry Brigade 2nd Bn., The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 4th Bn., Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 5th Bn., Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (Major General John Nichols) Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti: 2nd Bn., Cheshire Regiment(MG) 74th Field Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs) 111th Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs) 124th Field Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs) 154th Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs) 102nd Anti-Tank Regiment (64-6pdrs) 34th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors) 233rd Field Company, RE 505th Field Company, RE 235th Field Park Company, RE 186th Field Ambulance 149th Field Ambulance 69th Infantry Brigade 5th Bn., East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own) 6th Bn., The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) 7th Bn., The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) 151st Infantry Brigade 6th Bn., Durham Light Infantry 8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry 9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry 1η Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού (1e Taxiarkia Pezikou - 1ª Brigata fanteria greca) (Brigadier general Pausanias Katsotas) 1st Greek Infantry Battalion 2nd Greek Battalion 3rd Greek Battalion 1st Greek Field Artillery Regt (24-25pdrs) 1st Greek Field Company Engineers 1st Greek Machine Gun Company 1st Greek Field Ambulance 2e Brigade française libre (Colonel René Génin) Bataillon de marche nº 4 Bataillon de marche nº 5 Bataillon de marche nº 11 22e Compagnie anti-char (12–75 mm) 23e Compagnie anti-char (4–75 mm) 2e Compagne du génie 2e Hôpital de campagne
XXX Corps Comando di Corpo d'Armata ed unità dipendenti:(Lieutenant General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese) 23rd Armoured Brigade GroupL'8°RTR era distaccato alla 1st South African Infantry Division, il 40°RTR alla 9th Australian Division, il 50°RTR alla 51st Infantry Division 46th Royal Tank Regiment (49 Valentine) 121st Field (Self Propelled) Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs) 158th Battery, 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA 295th African Field Company, RE 7th Light Field Ambulance 4/6th South African Armoured Car RegimentTre plotoni 7th Medium Regiment, RA (8-4.5", 8-5.5") 64th Medium Regiment, RA (8-4.5", 8-5.5") 69th Medium Regiment. R> (16-4.5") 4th Survey Regiment, RA 66th Mortar Company, RE (6-4.2")Una sezione
1st South African Infantry Division (Major General Daniel Hermanus "Dan" Pienaar) Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti: 3rd South African Armoured Car Regiment Regiment President Steyn (MG) Die Middelandse Regiment (MG)Una compagnia 2nd Bn., Regiment Botha 8th Royal Tank Regiment (51 Valentine) 1st South African Field Regiment (24-25pdrs) 4th South African Field Regiment (24-25pdrs) 7th South African Field Regiment (24-25pdrs) 5th Royal Horse Artillery (12-25pdrs)Tre sezioni 1st South African Anti-Tank Regiment (48-6pdrs, 16-2pdrs, 3-18pdrs, 6–50 mm) 1st South African Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors) 1st South African Engineering Field Company 2nd South African Engineering Field Company 3rd South African Engineering Field Company 5th South African Engineering Field Company 19th South African Engineering Field Park 12th South African Field Ambulance 15th South African Field Ambulance 18th South African Field Ambulance 1st South African Infantry Brigade 1st Bn., Royal Natal Carabiniers 1st Bn., Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1st Bn., Transvall Scottish 2nd South African Infantry Brigade 1 Bn., 2nd Field Force Battalion 1st Bn., Natal Mounted Rifles Cape Town Highlanders 3rd South African Infantry Brigade 1st Bn., Imperial Light Horse 1st Bn., Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn., Rand Light Infantry
2nd New Zealand Division (Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg)