British First Army order of battle, 20 April 1943
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This is an outline order of battle of the British First Army on 20 April 1943 during the Tunisia Campaign
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Tunisia Campaign
The Tunisia Campaign was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces. The Allies consisted of British Imperial Forces, including Polish and Greek contingents, with American and French corps...
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- British First ArmyBritish First ArmyThe First Army was a field army of the British Army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. Despite being a British command, the First Army also included Indian and Portuguese forces during the First World War and American and French during the Second World War.-First World War:The...
Commanded by: Lieutenant-General Kenneth AndersonKenneth Arthur Noel AndersonGeneral Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson, KCB, MC was a British Army officer in both the First and Second World Wars. He is mainly remembered as the commander of the First Army during Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Tunisia. He had an outwardly reserved character and did not court...
- V CorpsV Corps (United Kingdom)V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
Commanded by Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey- British 25th Tank Brigade (less 51st Royal Tank Regiment)
- British 1st Infantry DivisionBritish 1st Infantry DivisionThe 1st Infantry Division was a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsula War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second World War.-Napoleonic Wars:...
(Major-General Walter ClutterbuckWalter ClutterbuckMajor-General Walter Edmond Clutterbuck DSO MC was a British Army officer who commanded 1st Infantry Division during World War II.-Military career:...
) - British 4th Infantry DivisionBritish 4th Infantry DivisionThe 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
(Major-General John HawkesworthJohn Hawkesworth (British Army officer)Lieutenant-General Sir John Ledlie Inglis Hawkesworth, KBE, CB, DSO and Bar was an officer in the British Army during World War I and World War II.-Early life and career:...
) - British 78th Infantry DivisionBritish 78th Infantry DivisionThe British 78th Infantry Division, also known as the Battleaxe Division, fought in the Second World War in North Africa and Italy.- History :...
(Major-General Vyvyan EveleghVyvyan EveleghMajor-General Vyvyan Evelegh CB OBE DSO was a British army officer during World War II.-Miitary career:Evelegh was appointed an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1940, Commander of 11th Infantry Brigade in 1941 and Assistant Commandant at the Staff College, Camberley in 1942...
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- British IX Corps
Commanded by: Lieutenant-General John CrockerJohn CrockerGeneral Sir John Tredinnick Crocker GCB, KBE, DSO, MC was a British Army officer and corps commander during the Second World War.- First World War :...
- 51st Royal Tank Regiment
- British 1st Armoured DivisionBritish 1st Armoured DivisionThe 1st Armoured Division is an armoured division of the British Army. Originally formed in November 1937 as the Mobile Division, it saw extensive service during the Second World War, was disbanded afterward, was reconstituted in 1976, and remains in service today...
(Major-General Raymond BriggsRaymond Briggs (British Army officer)Major-General Raymond Briggs CB DSO was a British Army officer who led 2nd Armoured Brigade at the Second Battle of El Alamein.-Military career:...
) - British 6th Armoured DivisionBritish 6th Armoured DivisionThe 6th Armoured Division was a Second World War, British Army formation, created on 12 September 1940. The unit was initially supplied with Matilda and Valentine Tanks, which were replaced by Crusader tanks and then finally with the M4 Sherman Tank...
(Major-General Charles KeightleyCharles KeightleyGeneral Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, GCB, GBE, DSO was a senior officer in the British Army during and following World War II.-Military career:...
) - British 46th Infantry Division (Major-General Harold Freeman-Attwood)
- French XIX Corps
Commanded by: Lieutenant General Marie-Louis Koëltz- Tank Group
- 1st King's Dragoon Guards1st King's Dragoon GuardsThe 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1685 as The Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed The King's Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I...
- Division d'Alger (Major General Pierre-Félix Conne)
- Division du Maroc (Lieutenant General Maurice Mathenet)
- Division d'Oran (Major-General Pierre-Félix Boissau)
- U.S. II CorpsU.S. II CorpsThe II Corps was a corps of the United States Army and the first US formation of any size to see combat in Europe or Africa during World War II.-World War I:...
(co-ordinated by First Army but under direct control of 18th Army Group)
Commanded by: Major General Omar BradleyOmar BradleyOmar Nelson Bradley was a senior U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army in the United States Army...
- Corps Franc d'Afrique (three battalions)
- 4th and 6th Tabors of Maroccan goumiers
- U.S. 1st Armored DivisionU.S. 1st Armored DivisionThe 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
(less one regiment) (Major General Ernest N. HarmonErnest N. HarmonErnest Nason Harmon was a United States Army general. He is best known for his actions in reorganizing U.S. II Corps after the debacle at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass in North Africa during World War II....
) - U.S. 9th Infantry DivisionU.S. 9th Infantry DivisionThe 9th Infantry Division was created as the 9th Division during World War I, but never deployed overseas. Later, the division was an important unit of the United States Army in World War II and the Vietnam War...
(Major General Manton S. EddyManton S. EddyManton Sprague Eddy was a lieutenant general of the United States Army.-Early life:Eddy graduated from Shattuck Military School in Faribault, Minnesota in 1913. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1916. Thoroughly the infantryman, Manton Eddy served in France in World War I in rifle and machine...
) - 34th Infantry Division(Major General Charles W. Ryder)
- U.S. 1st Infantry DivisionU.S. 1st Infantry DivisionThe 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army is the oldest division in the United States Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917...
(Major General Terry de la M. AllenTerry de la Mesa Allen, Sr.Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen, Sr. was a division-level United States Army officer during World War II. Allen was a decorated World War I veteran who commanded the First Infantry Division in North Africa and Sicily during 1942-43...
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- V Corps
See also
- List of orders of battle
- British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943This is an outline order of battle of the British First Army on 4 May 1943 during the Tunisia Campaign.* British First ArmyCommanded by: Lieutenant-General Kenneth Anderson** British V CorpsCommanded by Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey...