Ordine di battaglia della Seconda battaglia di El Alamein al 23 ottobre 1942.
Il posizionamento dei reparti britannici e dell'Asse il 23 ottobre, inizio della battaglia.
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 Regiment[1] (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)
1st Armoured Brigade[2]
4th Queen's Own Hussars
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
21st Indian Infantry Brigade[3]
1st Bn., 6th Rajputana Fusiliers
3rd Bn., 7th Rajput Regiment
2nd Bn., 8th Gurkha Rifles[4]
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, RA[5]
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)[6]
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)[7]
9th Queen's Royal Lancers[7]
10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)[7]
9th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (mot.)
1st Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers (MG)[4]
7th Motor Brigade (6 Mk IV Churchill )
2nd Bn., Rifle Brigade (motor.)[8]
7th Bn., Rifle Brigade (motor.)
2nd Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps (motor.)
Hammerforce
2nd Dragoon Guards (The Queen's Bays)[9]
9th Queen's Royal Lancers[9]
10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)[9]
Z Company, 2nd Rifle Brigade[10]
Y Company, 1st Northumberland Fusiliers (MG)
4/6th South African Armored Car Regiment[9]
146th Field Regiment, RA (24 25pdr)
73rd Anti-Tank Regiment (8 6pdrs)[11]
7th Field Squadron, RE
9th Field Squadron, RE
572nd Field Company, RE
8th Armored Division (Major General Charles Henry Gairdner)
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)[13]
133rd Infantry Brigade[14]
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[9] (13 autoblindo)
118th Royal Tank Regiment (finti carri armati)
124th Royal Tank Regiment (finti carri armati)
4th Survey Regiment, RA[15]
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)
1er Brigade Française Libre (Général de brigade Marie-Pierre Kœnig)[16]
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 Brigade[17]
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)[16]
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[16] (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 Group[18]
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 Regiment[19]
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[13]
66th Mortar Company, RE (6-4.2")[20]
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)[21]
2nd Bn., Regiment Botha
8th Royal Tank Regiment (51 Valentine)[16]
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)[22]
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)
Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti:
2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment ((29 M3 Stuart )
27th New Zealand Battalion (MG)
4th New Zealand Field Regiment (24-25pdrs)
5th New Zealand Field Regiment (24-25pdrs)
6th New Zealand Field Regiment (24-25pdrs)
5th Royal Horse Artillery (12-25pdrs) (tre sezioni)
7th New Zealand Anti-Tank Regiment (59-6pdrs)
14th New Zealand Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors)
6th New Zealand Engineering Field Company
7th New Zealand Engineering Field Company
8th New Zealand Engineering Field Company
5th New Zealand Field Ambulance
6th New Zealand Field Ambulance
166th Light Field Ambulance
5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
21st New Zealand Battalion (Auckland)
22nd New Zealand Battalion (Wellington)
23rd New Zealand Battalion (Canterbury-Otago)
6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade
24th New Zealand Battalion
25th New Zealand Battalion
26th New Zealand Battalion
9th Armoured Brigade[16] (1 Sherman, 3 Crusader)
3rd (The King's Own) Hussars (9 Grant, 12 Sherman, 16 Crusader)
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own) (14 Grant, 10 Sherman, 13 Crusader)
Warwickshire Yeomanry (14 Grant, 13 Sherman, 17 Crusader)
4th Indian Division (Major General Francis Ivan Simms Tuker)
Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti
6th Rajputana Rifles (MG)
1st Field Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs)
11th Field Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs)
32nd Field Regiment, RA (16-25pdrs)
149th Anti-Tank Regiment (54-6pdrs, 10-2pdrs)
57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (48 Bofors)
2nd Field Company, RE
4th Field Company, RE
12th Field Company, RE
11th Field Park Company, RE
17th Indian Field Ambulance
26th Indian Field Ambulance
75th Light Indian Field Ambulance
5th Indian Infantry Brigade
1/4th Essex Regiment
4th Bn., 6th Rajputana Rifles
3rd Bn., 10th Baluch Regiment
7th Indian Infantry Brigade
1st Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment
4th Bn., 16th Punjab Regiment
1st Bn, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
161st Indian Infantry Brigade
1st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
1st Bn., 1st Punjab Regiment
4th Bn., 7th Rajput Regiment
9th Australian Division (Lieutenant General Sir Leslie James Morshead Morshead )
Comando di Divisione ed unità dipendenti
9th Australian Division Cavalry Regiment (15 Mk VI Crusader , 4 M3 Stuart )
40th Royal Tank Regiment (42 Valentine)[16]
2/2nd Australian Battalion (MG)
2/7th Field Regiment, RAA (24-25pdrs)
2/8th Field Regiment, RAA (24-25pdrs)
2/12th Field Regiment, RAA (24-25pdrs)
3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RAA (64-6pdrs)
4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RAA (48 Bofors)
2/3rd Engineering Field Company, RAE
2/7th Engineering Field Company, RAE
2/13th Engineering Field Company, RAE
1st Section, 66th Mortar Company, RE (12-4.2")[16]
3rd Section, 66th Mortar Company, RE (12-4.2")[16]
2/3rd Australian Field Ambulance
2/8th Australian Field Ambulance
2/11th Australian Field Ambulance
20th Australian Infantry Brigade
2/13th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion (Queensland)
2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion (New South Wales)
24th Infantry Brigade
2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion (Western Australia)
2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/43rd Australian Infantry Battalion (Southern Australia)
26th Infantry Brigade
2/23rd Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/24th Australian Infantry Battalion (Victoria)
2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion (Southern Australia)
51st (Highland) Infantry Division (Major General Douglas Neil Wimberley)
Comando di Divisione e unità dipendenti:
1 Bn., 7th Middlesex Regiment(MG)
51st Reconnaissance Regiment
50th Royal Tank Regiment (44 Valentine)[16]
126th Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs)
127th Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs)
128th Field Regiment, RA (24-25pdrs)
61st Anti-Tank Regiment, RA (48-6pdrs & 16-2pdrs)
40th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (48 Bofors)
274th Field Company, RE
275th Field Company, RE
276th Field Company, RE
3rd Troop, 395th African Field Company, RE
174th Field Ambulance
175th Field Ambulance
176th Field Ambulance
152nd Infantry Brigade
2nd Bn., Seaforth Highlanders (Ross–shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
5th Bn., Seaforth Highlanders (Ross–shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
5th Bn., Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
153rd Infantry Brigade
5th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
1st Bn., Gordon Highlanders
5/7th Bn., Gordon Highlanders
154th Infantry Brigade
1st Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
7th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
7th Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Royal Air Force Middle East
Special Duties Squadron, Middle East (S.O.E.) (10-Liberator II) (Air Chief Marshall Arthur William Tedder )
N.162 Squadron, RAF (Radar Counter-measures) (8-Wellington IC)
N.2 Photografic Reconaissance Unit, RAF (18-Spitfire VB, Hurricane I)
N.205 Group
N.231 Wing
N.37 Squadron, RAF (16-Wellington IC)
N.70 Squadron, RAF (16-Wellington IC)
N.236 Wing
N.108 Squadron, RAF (16-Wellington IC)
N.147 Squadron, RAF (16-Wellington IC)
N.238 Wing
N.40 Squadron, RAF (16-Wellington IC)
N.104 Squadron, RAF (16-Wellington IC)
N.242 Wing
N.160 Squadron, RAF (16-Wellington II)
N. 245 Wing
N.14 Squadron, RAF (16-Boston, Marauder)
N.462 Squadron, RAAF (16-Halifax)
N.216 Group (Transport)
N.117 Squadron, RAF (16-Hudson, Dakota)
N.173 Squadron, RAF (16-Boston, Lodestar)
N.216 Squadron, RAF (16-Bombay, Hudson, Lodestar)
N.267 Squadron, RAF (16-Hudson, Lodestar, Dakota)
Air Headquarters, Egypt (Air Vice Marshall Wilfred Ashton McClaughry)
N.250 Wing
N.89 Squadron, RAF (Night Fighters) (12-Beaufighter IF/VIF)
N.94 Squadron, RAF (12-Spitfire VC, Hurricane IIB/C)
N.252 Wing
N.46 Squadron, RAF (Night Fighters) (16-Beaufighter IF/VIF)
N.417 Squadron, RCAF (16 Spitfire VC, Hurricane IIB/C)
Western Desert Airforce (Air Vice Marshall Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham)
N.6 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IID)
N.7 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IID)
64th Fighter Squadron, USAAF (18 P-40F)
65th Fighter Squadron, USAAF (18 P-40F)
N.3 Wing, SAAF
N.12 Squadron, SAAF (24-Boston III)
N.21 Squadron, SAAF (24-Baltimore I/III)
N.24 Squadron, SAAF (24-Boston III)
N.232 Wing
N.55 Squadron, RAF (24-Baltimore I/III)
N.223 Squadron, RAF (24-Baltimore I/III)
82nd Bomber Squadron, USAAF (12 B-25C)
82rd Bomber Squadron, USAAF (12 B-25C)
434th Bomber Squadron, USAAF (12 B-25C)
N.285 Wing
N.40 Squadron, SAAF (18-Hurricane I)
N.60 Squadron, SAAF (8-Maryland)
N.208 Squadron, RAF (18-Hurricane IIA)
N.211 Group
N.233 Wing
N.2 Squadron, SAAF (16-Kittyhawk)
N.4 Squadron, SAAF (16-Kittyhawk)
N.5 Squadron, SAAF (16-Tomahawk))
N.2 Squadron, RAF (16-Kittyhawk)
N.239 Wing
N.3 Squadron, RAAF (16-Kittyhawk)
N.112 Squadron, RAF (16-Kittyhawk)
N.250 Squadron, RAF (16-Kittyhawk)
N.450 Squadron, RAAF (16-Kittyhawk)
66th Fighter Squadron, USAAF (18-P-40F)
N.244 Wing
N.73 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIC)
N.92 Squadron, RAF (16-Spitfie VB/C)
N.145 Squadron, RAF (16-Spitfire VB)
N.601 Squadron, RAF (16-Spitfire VB)
N.212 Group
N.7 Wing
N.80 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIC)
N.127 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIB)
N.274 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIB)
N.335 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIB)
N.243 Wing
N.11 Squadron, SAAF (16-Hurricane IIC)
N.33 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIC)
N.213 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIB)
N.232 Squadron, RAF (16-Hurricane IIB)
Desert Air Task Force - US Armed Forces Middle East, Air Force (Major General Lewis Hyde Brereton)
12th Bomber Group, USAAF[23]
81st Bomber Squadron, USAAF (12 B-25C)
Comando Superiore (Maresciallo d'Italia Ugo Cavallero )
Panzerarmee Afrika - Armata Corazzata Italo-Tedesca
Comando di Armata e unità dipendenti (General der Kavallerie Georg Stumme )
13./Lehr Regiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V 800
Heeres-Fla-Bataillon 609 (24–2 cm.FlaK)
Heeres-Fla-Bataillon 612 (16–2 cm.FlaK)
Heeres-Fla-Bataillon 617 (24–2 cm.FlaK)
3./Nebelwerfer Regiment 70
Leichte Beobachtungs Abteilung Afrika
Pionier Landungs Kompanie 778
Eisenbahn Kompanie 205
Bau Bataillon 85
Kriegsgefangenen Bau und Arbeits Bataillon 200
6./Aufklärungs Gruppe (Heeres) 14 (Luftwaffe)
136ª Divisione corazzata "Giovani Fascisti" (Generale di divisione Ismaele Di Nisio )
Comando di divisione[24]
Reggimento Fanteria "Giovani Fascisti" (2 battaglioni)
IX Battaglione fanteria autonomo
136º Reggimento artiglieria
XIV Gruppo artiglieria (65/17)
XV Gruppo artiglieria (65/17)
XVI Gruppo artiglieria (65/17)
XVII Gruppo artiglieria (100/17)
88ª Batteria artiglieria contraerea leggera (20/65)
III Gruppo squadroni corazzato "Cavalleggeri del Monferrato" (AB.41)
19. FlaK Division (General der Flakartillerie Heinrich Burchard)
Stab/FlaK Regiment 102 (mot.) (Luftwaffe)
I./Flak Regiment 18 (gem.mot.) (24–2 cm., 12-8.8 cm)
I./Flak Regiment 33 (gem.mot.) (24–2 cm., 12-8.8 cm)
FlaK Regiment 135 (mot.) (Luftwaffe)
II./Flak Regiment 25 (gem.mot.) (24–2 cm., 12-8.8 cm)
I./Flak Regiment 43 (gem.mot.) (24–2 cm., 12-8.8 cm)
Deutsches Afrika Korps
Comando di Corpo d'armata ed unità dipendenti (General der Panzertruppen Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma )
Höheren Artillerie Kommandeur Afrika (Generalmajor Fritz Krause)
1.612 Heeres Fla Bataillon (8–2 cm., 2–2 cm./4)
Afrika Artillerie Regiment 1 (mot.)
I.Abteilung (4-8.76 cm.FK280(e), 4–10 cm.K18, 3–21 cm.Mörser18)
II.Abteilung (4-8.76 cm.FK280(e), 4–10 cm.K18, 3–21 cm.Mörser18)
III.Abteilung (4-8.76 cm.FK280(e), 4–15 cm.sFH, 3–21 cm.Mörser18, 6-7,62-cm-FK295/1(r) )
Afrika Artillerie Regiment 2 (mot.)
I.Abteilung (9–17 cm.FK18)
II.Abteilung (12-15.5 cm.sFH414(f) )
III.Abteilung (4-11.4 cm.FH(e), 8-15.5 cm.sFH414(f) )
IV.Abteilung (12-10.5 cm.K18)
Panzerjäger-Abteilung (Sfl) 605 (18-PzJgI, 9-Sdkfz6/3 "Diana")
Schwere Infanteriegeschütz Kompanie (Sfl) 707 (6-Sturmpanzer II "Bison")
Schwere Infanteriegeschütz Kompanie (Sfl) 708 (6-Sturmpanzer II "Bison")
15. Panzer-Division (Generalleutnant Gustav von Vaerst)
Panzer Regiment 8 (2 abt.) (14-PzKfwII, 43-PzKfwIII, 44-PzKfwIII+, 3-PzkfwIV, 15-PzKfwIV+)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 155 (3 abt.)
Panzer Artillerie Regiment 33
I. Abteilung (12-10,5 cm.lFH)
II. Abteilung (12-10,5 cm.lFH)
III. Abteilung (4–10 cm.K18, 8–15 cm.sFH18)
Aufklärungs Abteilung 33
Panzerjäger Abteilung 33 (20-MarderIII/7.62 mm(r) )
Panzer Pionier Bataillon 33
21. Panzer-Division (General der Panzertruppen Ulrich Kleemann)
Panzer Regiment 5 (2 abt.) (14-PzKfwII, 53-PzKfwIII, 43-PzKfwIII+, 7-PzkfwIV, 15-PzKfwIV+)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 104 (3 abt.)
Panzer Artillerie Regiment 155
I. Abteilung (12-10,5 cm.lFH)
II. Abteilung (12-10,5 cm.lFH)
III. Abteilung (4–10 cm.K18, 8–15 cm-sFH18)
Aufklärungs Abteilung 3
Panzerjäger Abteilung 39 (20-MarderIII/7.62 mm(r) )
Panzer Pionier Bataillon 200
90. leichte Afrika-Division (General der Panzertruppen Ulrich Kleemann)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 155 (3 abt.)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 200 (2 abt.)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 361 (2 abt.)
Sonderverband 288 (2 abt.)
Artillerie Regiment (Mot.) 190
I. Abteilung (12-10,5 cm.lFH)
II. Abteilung (12-10,5 cm.lFH)
Heeres-Fla-Bataillon 606 (24–2 cm.FlaK)
Aufklärungs Abteilung 590
Panzerjäger Abteilung 190
Pionier Bataillon (Mot.) 900
164. leichte Infanterie-Division (Generalmajor Carl-Hans Lungershausen)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 125 (2 abt.)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 382 (2 abt.)
Panzer Grenadier Regiment 533 (2 abt.)
Artillery Regiment 220 (mot.)
I. Abteilung (12-10,5 cm.lFH)
II. Abteilung (12-7,5 cm.leGb)
Aufklärungs Abteilung 220
Panzerjäger Abteilung 220
Pionier Bataillon 200
Fallschirmjäger Brigade 1 “Ramcke” (General der Fallschirmtruppen Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke)
1./2nd Fallschirmjäger Regiment
1./3rd Fallschirmjäger Regiment
2./5th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
Fallschirmjäger Lehr Bataillon Fliegerkorps XI
2./Fallschirm Artillerie Regiment(12-7,5 cm.leGb)
Fallschirm Pionier Kompanie
Fallschirm Panzerjäger Kompanie
Luftflotte 2
III/Kampf-Geschwader zbV 1 (51-Ju.52) (Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring )
Sanitäts Flugbereitschaft 2 (Ju.52, Fi.156)
Fliegerführer Afrika (Generalmajor Horst Seidelmann)
Jagd-Geschwader 27
II./Jagd-Geschwader 27 (14-Bf.109F4, 8-Bf.109G2)
III./Jagd-Geschwader 27 (27-Bf.109F4) (Tubiya)
III./Jagd-Geschwader 53 "Pik As" (22-Bf.109F4, 3-Bf.109G2)
Sturzkampf-Geschwader 3
I./Sturzkampf-Geschwader 3 (28-Ju.87D3)
II./Sturzkampf-Geschwader 3 (2-Ju.87D1, 21-Ju.87D3)
III./Sturzkampf-Geschwader 3 (34-Ju.87D1)
7./Zerstörer-Geschwader 1 (Me.210A1)
8./Zerstörer-Geschwader 1 (Me.210A1)
8./Zerstörer-Geschwader 26 "Horst Wessel" (Bf.110)
12./Lehr-Geschwader 2 (Ju.88A4)
1.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe (Fern) 121 (5-Ju.88D1/C)
4.(H)/Aufklärungsgruppe (Heeres) 12 (9-Bf.109F4/R3)
1.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe (Heeres) 14 (5-Bf.109F4/R3)
1.Würstennotstaffel (Fi.156)
Kurier-Staffel Afrika
Unità assegnata alla scorta e protezione diretta al comando d'armata
Unità 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)
Unità in riorganizzazione, utilizzata per compiti di guarnigione e sicurezza nelle retrovie, non prese parte ai combattimenti
Meno una batteria e due plotoni
Mno la compagnia armi pesanti
Dell'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
Distaccata dalla 44th Infantry Division
Successivamente distaccato alla 7th Armoured Division
L'8°RTR era distaccato alla 1st South African Infantry Division, il 40°RTR alla 9th Australian Division, il 50°RTR alla 51st Infantry Division
Gli altri reparti di bombardieri del Gruppo, e quelli caccia del 57th Fighter Group, erano stati distaccati ed inseriti sotto controllo britannico nella Western Desert Air Force
La divisione era di guarnigione nell'area dell'oasi di Siwa non prese parte alla battaglia.
Distaccato in supporto alla 185ª Divisione paracadutisti "Folgore"
Distaccato dall'8º Raggruppamento artiglieria di Corpo d'Armata
Distaccato dal 16º Raggruppamento artiglieria di Corpo d'armata
Distaccato dall'8º Raggruppamento artiglieria di Corpo d'Armata)
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Record of Headquarters, German Army High Command, National Archives and Record Services:
Microcopy T-78, Roll 404 (riportato in G.Nazfiger, file 942GXBK).
Microcopy T-313, Roll 458 (riportato in G.Nazfiger, file 942GJMF, 942GHMC, 942GJMF).
Microcopy T-313, Roll 664 (riportato in G.Nazfiger, file 942GIMA, 942GHMC, 942GHMD).
Microcopy T-313, Roll 666 (riportato in G.Nazfiger, file 942GJMB, 942GJMD, 942GJME).
George Nazfiger, The Nafziger Collection: file 942GHMB.
file 942GXMA.
file 942GXMB.
file 942GEMA.
file 942GJMA.
file 942BJOC. www.lexikonderwehrmacht.de
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