Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle

[British Eighth Army]

Under direct Army Command

• 1st Army Tank Brigade
• * 42nd Royal Tank Regiment
• * 44th Royal Tank Regiment
• 1st Armoured Brigade
• * 4th Hussars
• * 8th Hussars
• * 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
• 12th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
• * 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
• * 16th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
• * 27th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
• * 88th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
• * 94th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
• * 27th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade
• * 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
• * 69th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
• 21st Indian Infantry Brigade
• * 1st Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles
• * 3rd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
• * 2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles
• * 9th Indian Field Company, Corps of Indian Engineers

  Army Troops

• B Squadron, 6th Royal Tank Regiment
• 6th South African Armoured Car Regiment
• 566th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers
• 588th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers
• 25th Field Company, South African Engineers
• 27th Field Company, South African Engineers
• 31st Field Company, South African Engineers
• 8th Army Signals, Royal Corps of Signals

  British X Corps">X Corps (United Kingdom)">British X Corps

British 1st Armoured Division">1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)">British 1st Armoured Division

British 10th Armoured Division">10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)">British 10th Armoured Division

British 8th Armoured Division">8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)">British 8th Armoured Division

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

British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division">50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division">British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

British 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division">44th (Home Counties) Division">British 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division

British 7th Armoured Division">7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)">British 7th Armoured Division

British XXX Corps">XXX Corps (United Kingdom)">British XXX Corps

Australian 9th Division">9th Division (Australia)">Australian 9th Division

[British [51st (Highland) Infantry Division (World War II)|British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division]]

2nd New Zealand Division">New Zealand 2nd Division">2nd New Zealand Division

South African 1st Infantry Division">1st Infantry Division (South Africa)">South African 1st Infantry Division

[4th Indian Infantry Division]

Corps Reserve

''[Panzer Armee Afrika]''

Army troops

German 90th Light ''Afrika'' Division">90th Light Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">German 90th Light ''Afrika'' Division

''[Deutsches Afrika Korps]''

German 15th Panzer Division">33rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)">German 15th Panzer Division

German 21st Panzer Division">21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)">German 21st Panzer Division

Italian Army Africa

16th Motorised Division "Pistoia"

• 16th Motorised Division Pistoia, Division General Giuseppe Falugi
• * 35th Motorised Infantry Regiment "Pistoia"
• * 36th Motorised Infantry Regiment "Pistoia"
• * 3rd Motorised Artillery Regiment "Fossalta"
• * 16th Mortar Battalion
• * 51st Mixed Motorised Engineer Battalion
• * 16th Anti-Tank Company

  136th Armoured Division "Giovani Fascisti"

• 136th Armoured Division Giovani Fascisti, Division General Ismaele Di Nisio
• * Infantry Regiment "Giovani Fascisti"
• * IX Autonomous Infantry Battalion
• * 136th Artillery Regiment
• * XIV Artillery Group
• * XV Artillery Group
• * XVI Artillery Group
• * XVII Artillery Group
• * 88th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• * III Armored Squadrons Group "Cavalleggeri del Monferrato"

  X Army Corps

• Italian X Army Corps, Army Corps General Edoardo Nebbia; Division General Enrico Frattini in temporary command until 26 October
• * 9th Bersaglieri Regiment
• * XXVIII Bersaglieri Battalion
• * XXX Bersaglieri Battalion
• * 16th Army Corps Artillery Grouping
• * XLIX Heavy Field Artillery Group
• * CXLVII Heavy Field Artillery Group
• * X Construction Engineer Battalion
• * X Signals Engineer Battalion
• * XXXI Sappers Engineer Battalion
• * 65th Field Hospital
• * 91st Field Hospital

  17th Infantry Division "Pavia"

• 17th Infantry Division Pavia, Division General Nazzareno Scattaglia
• * 27th Infantry Regiment "Pavia"
• * 28th Infantry Regiment "Pavia"
• * 26th Artillery Regiment "Rubicone"
• ** II Group
• ** III Group
• ** IV Group
• ** 77th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• ** 432nd Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• * XVII Mixed Engineer Battalion

  27th Infantry Division "Brescia"

• 27th Infantry Division Brescia, Division General Brunetto Brunetti
• * 19th Infantry Regiment "Brescia"
• * 20th Infantry Regiment "Brescia"
• * 1st Fast Artillery Regiment
• ** I Group
• ** III Group
• ** IV Group
• ** V Group
• ** 401st Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• ** 404th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• * XXVII Mixed Engineer Battalion

  185th Infantry Division "Folgore"

• 185th Infantry Division "Folgore", Division General Enrico Frattini
• * 186th Infantry Regiment "Folgore"
• ** V Paratroopers Battalion
• ** VI Paratroopers Battalion
• ** VII Paratroopers Battalion
• ** Cannons Company
• * 187th Infantry Regiment "Folgore"
• ** II Paratroopers Battalion
• ** IV Paratroopers Battalion
• ** VIII Paratroopers Battalion
• ** Cannons Company
• * 185th Artillery Regiment "Folgore"
• ** I Paratroopers Artillery Group
• ** III Paratroopers Artillery Group
• ** 7th Paratroopers Artillery Battery
• ** Regimental Services Battery
• ** 146th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• ** 411th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery

  Ramcke Parachute Brigade

• Ramcke Parachute Brigade, Generalmajor Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
• * 1st Battalion, 2nd Paratroopers Regiment
• * 1st Battalion, 3rd Paratroopers Regiment
• * 2nd Battalion, 5th Paratroopers Regiment
• * Lehrbattailion Burkhardt
• * Paratroopers Anti-tank Battalion
• * Paratroopers Artillery Battery

  XX Army Corps

• Italian XX Army Corps, Army Corps General Giuseppe de Stephanis
• * XVIII Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Artillery Group
• * LXII Anti-aircraft Artillery Group
• * XXXIV Special Engineer Battalion
• * 106th Field Hospital
• * 576th Field Hospital

  101st Motorised Division "Trieste"

• 101st Motorised Division Trieste, Division General Francisco La Ferla
• * 65th Motorised Infantry Regiment "Valtellina"
• * 66th Motorised Infantry Regiment "Valtellina"
• * 21st Motorised Artillery Regiment "Po"
• ** I Group
• ** II Group
• ** III Group
• ** IV Group
• * 5th Battery / XLII Anti-aircraft Artillery Group
• * VIII Armoured Bersaglieri Battalion
• * XI Medium Tank Battalion
• * XXXII Mixed Motorised Engineer Battalion

  132nd Armoured Division "Ariete"

• 132nd Armoured Division Ariete, Division General Francesco Arena
• * 132nd Tank Infantry Regiment
• ** IX Medium Tank Battalion
• ** X Medium Tank Battalion
• ** XIII Medium Tank Battalion
• * 8th Bersaglieri Regiment
• ** III Bersaglieri Anti-tank Battalion
• ** V Bersaglieri Battalion
• ** XII Bersaglieri Battalion
• * 132nd Artillery Regiment
• ** I Group
• ** II Group
• ** III Group
• ** V Self-propelled Artillery Group
• ** VI Self-propelled Artillery Group
• * XV Heavy Field Artillery Group
• * XXXI Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Artillery Group
• * III Armored Squadrons Group "Nizza Cavalleria"
• * CXXXII Mixed Engineer Battalion

  133rd Armoured Division "Littorio"

• 133rd Armoured Division Littorio, Division General Gervasio Bitossi
• * 133rd Tank Infantry Regiment
• ** IV Medium Tank Battalion
• ** XII Medium Tank Battalion
• ** LI Medium Tank Battalion
• * 12th Bersaglieri Regiment
• ** XXI Bersaglieri Anti-tank Battalion
• ** XXIII Bersaglieri Battalion
• ** XXXVI Bersaglieri Battalion
• * 3rd Fast Artillery Regiment
• ** II Group
• ** III Group
• ** 5th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• ** 406th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• * DLIV Self-propelled Artillery Group
• * DLVI Self-propelled Artillery Group
• * CCCXXXII Frontier Guard Artillery Group
• * XXIX Anti-aircraft and Anti-tank Artillery Group
• * CXXXIII Mixed Engineer Battalion

  164th Light Africa Division

• German 164th Light Africa Division, Generalleutnant Carl-Hans Lungershausen
• * 125th Infantry Regiment
• * 382nd Infantry Regiment
• * 433rd Infantry Regiment
• * 220th Artillery Regiment
• * 220th Engineer Battalion
• * 220th Cyclist Unit
• * 609th Anti-aircraft Battalion

  XXI Army Corps

• Italian XXI Army Corps, Army Corps General Enea Navarini; Division General Alessandro Gloria in temporary command until October 26
• * 7th Bersaglieri Regiment
• * X Bersaglieri Battalion
• * XI Bersaglieri Battalion
• * 8th Army Corps Artillery Grouping
• * XXXIII Heavy Field Artillery Group
• * LII Heavy Field Artillery Group
• * CXXXI Group
• * XXVII Construction Engineer Battalion
• * 14th Fortification Engineer Company

  25th Infantry Division "Bologna"

• 25th Infantry Division Bologna, Division General Giorgio Masina
• * 39th Infantry Regiment "Bologna"
• * 40th Infantry Regiment "Bologna"
• * 205th Artillery Regiment
• ** I Group
• ** II Group
• ** III Group
• ** IV Group
• ** 4th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• ** 437th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• * CCCLVII Frontier Guard Artillery Group
• * XXV Mixed Engineer Battalion

  102nd Motorised Division "Trento"

• 102nd Motorised Division Trento, Brigadier General Giorgio Masina
• * 61st Motorised Infantry Regiment "Sicilia"
• * 62nd Motorised Infantry Regiment "Sicilia"
• * 46th Motorised Artillery Regiment "Trento"
• ** I Group
• ** II Group
• ** III Group
• ** IV Group
• ** 412th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• ** 414th Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery
• * LXIII Anti-aircraft Artillery Group
• * CCCLIV Frontier Guard Artillery Group
• * CCCLV Frontier Guard Artillery Group
• * CXXXI Heavy Field Artillery Group
• * IV Anti-tank Battalion "Granatieri di Sardegna"
• * LI Mixed Motorised Engineer Battalion

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