Battle of Alam el Halfa order of battle


This is the order of battle for the Battle of Alam el Halfa, a World War II battle between the British Commonwealth and the European Axis Powers Germany and Italy in North Africa between 30 August and 5 September 1942.

Allied forces

Eighth Army">Eighth Army (United Kingdom)">Eighth Army

XIII Corps">XIII Corps (United Kingdom)">XIII Corps

Panzer Armee Afrika">Panzer Army Africa">Panzer Armee Afrika

Deutsches Afrika Korps">Afrika Korps">Deutsches Afrika Korps

Deutsches Africa Korps had 229 German and 243 Italian tanks The Germans had 27 of the Panzer IV F2the long-barreled gun 75mm gun. This longer barrelled gun gave the Mark IV superior range than the Allied tanks.
A total of 472.
The Allies had 500 that would see action during this battle. 170 of these were M3 Grants, the best tank the Allies had access to at this time. The remaining tanks were made up of M3 Stuarts light tanks, Crusader Mk II cruiser tanks and Valentine infantry tanks.
A total of 500.