Nickforce
Nickforce was an improvised formation of the British First Army in the Tunisian Campaign of World War II. It was hastily formed from elements of the British 6th Armoured Division on 14 February 1943, for the defence of Thala, during the latter stages of the Battle of Kasserine Pass. It took its name from the commanding officer, Brigadier Cameron Nicholson. In desperate fighting, the force successfully blocked a Kampfgruppe of the 10th Panzer Division, under the direct control of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, on 21 and 22 February.Order of battle
On 14 February 1943
Units subsequently attached:
- 2nd/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
- 90 Battery, 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
- 229 Battery, 58th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
- All of "F" Battery 12th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
- 4.2" Mortar Company, Royal Artillery
