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British & Commonwealth Orders of Battle
North Africa - Mar 41 |
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North Africa - 31 March 1941 -
Enter Rommel
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| GHQ Middle East Forces |
| 1. | Egypt |
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a). HQ British Troops Egypt |
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11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) |
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1st (Royal) Dragoons |
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107th (South Notts Hussars) Royal Horse Artillery |
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4th Royal Horse Artillery |
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11th Czechoslovak (Middle Eastern) Battalion |
? From Spring 41 |
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4th Royal Tank Regiment |
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7th Royal Tank Regiment |
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7 Armoured Division |
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4 Armoured Brigade |
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2nd Royal Tank Regiment |
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7th Queen's Own Hussars |
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7 Armoured Brigade |
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1st Royal Tank Regiment |
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8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars |
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7 Support Group |
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2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade |
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'C' Battery, 4th Royal Horse Artillery |
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3rd Royal Horse Artillery |
'M/P' Bty only - 'D/J' Bty with 2 Support Group |
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Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade |
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I Rifle Battalion |
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II Rifle Battalion |
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III Rifle Battalion |
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1 Atk Coy |
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2 Atk Coy |
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Carpathian Artillery Regiment |
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Engineers Grp (HQ, 2 Coys) |
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The Legion of Polish Officers |
attached (? dates) |
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Carpathian HMG Battalion |
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Medical Services (2 Coys, 2 Sects, Fwd Hopsital) |
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Transport Column (3 Plns) |
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Carpathian Lancers Regiment |
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Signals Grp (HQ, 1 Coy, 3 Plns |
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Alexandria Sub-Area |
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18 Australian Infantry Brigade |
part of 7 Australian Infantry Division, en route for Greece |
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2/10th Australian Battalion |
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2/12th Australian Battalion |
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2/9th Australian Battalion |
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2/4th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers |
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6th Australian Divisional Cavalry Regiment |
? Attachment and dates |
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Mersa Matruh Sub-Area |
? Dates |
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8th Field Regiment, RA |
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Suez Canal Sub-Area |
? Until |
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b). GHQ Troops |
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6 Infantry Division |
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54th Field Company, RE |
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16 Infantry Brigade |
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1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess |
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Louise's) |
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2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment |
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2nd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West |
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22 (Guards) Infantry Brigade |
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1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry |
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2nd Battalion, The Scots Guards |
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3rd Battalion, The Coldstream Guards |
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Layforce |
attached |
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'A' Battalion, Layforce Commando |
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'B' Battalion, Layforce Commando |
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'C' Battalion, Layforce Commando |
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'D' Battalion, Layforce Commando |
| 2. | Libya |
| a). Cyrenaica Command |
| 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps | |
| 1re Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marin (1 BIM) |
| 2 Armoured Division |
| 143rd Field Park Troop, RE | attached from 7 Armoured Division |
| 4th Field Squadron RE | attached from 7 Armoured Division |
| 1st King's Dragoon Guards |
| 2nd Armoured Division Signals |
| 2 Support Group |
| 9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade | redesignated from 1 Bn, Tower Hamlets Rifles on 15-Jan-41 |
| 1re Compagnie, 1re Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marin (1 BIM) |
| 'D/J' Battery, 3rd Royal Horse Artillery |
| 104th (Essex Yeomanry) Royal Horse Artillery |
| 1st Company, Free French Motor Battalion | attached |
| 3 Armoured Brigade |
| 3rd The King's Own Hussars |
| 5th Royal Tank Regiment |
| 6th Royal Tank Regiment |
| 16th Australian Antitank Company | attached ? Until |
| 1st Royal Horse Artillery | attached ? Until |
| 9 Australian Infantry Division |
| 2/3rd Antitank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery | 9th Bty only - 10th & 11th Btys detached to 3 |
| Indian Motor Brigade, 12th Bty still in Palestine |
| until 05-Apr-41 |
| 51st Field Regiment, RA | attached |
| 2/13th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers |
| 2/3rd Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers |
| 2/7th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers | attached. One company detached to 9 Bn, The |
| Rifle Brigade from 26-Mar-41 |
| 2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion |
| 20 Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 2/13th Australian Battalion |
| 2/15th Australian Battalion |
| 2/17th Australian Battalion |
| 20th Australian Antitank Company |
| 24 Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 2/28th Australian Battalion |
| 2/43rd Australian Battalion |
| 24th Australian Antitank Company |
| 26 Australian Infantry Brigade |
| 2/23rd Australian Battalion |
| 2/24th Australian Battalion |
| 2/48th Australian Battalion |
| 26th Australian Antitank Company |
| 3 Indian Motor Brigade |
| 18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry |
| 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse) |
| Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force) |
| 2/3rd Antitank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery | 10 & 11 Btys attached from 9 Australian Infantry Division |
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