Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle

Second Battle of El Alamein Order of Battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the battle, 23 October – 3 November 1942.

British 8th Army

Under the command of Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery

• 1st Army Tank Brigade under Brigadier Price
• 42 Royal Tank Regiment
• 44 Royal Tank Regiment

both equipped with minesweeping Matilda tanks

• 1st Armoured Brigade (reforming) under Brigadier G.N. Todd
• 4th Hussars (elements)
• 8th Hussars (elements)
• 2 Royal Gloucestershire Hussars

• 12th Anti-aircraft Brigade
• 14 Light Anti-aircraft Regiment RA
• 16 Light Anti-aircraft Regiment RA
• 27 Light Anti-aircraft Regiment RA
• 88 Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment RA
• 94 Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment RA
• 27 Searchlight Regiment RA (two troops)

• 2nd Anti-aircraft Brigade
• 2 Light Anti-aircraft Regiment RA
• 69 Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment RA (199 & 261 batteries)

• 21st Indian Infantry Brigade (reforming) under Brigadier J.J. Purves
• 1st battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
• 3rd battalion 7th Rajput Regiment
• 2nd battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles
• 9th Indian Field Company, Indian Engineers

Army Troops

• 6 Royal Tank Regiment (B Squadron)
• 6 South African Armoured Car Regiment (One troop)

• 566 Army Troops Company RE
• 568 Army Troops Company RE
• 25 Field Company South African Engineers
• 27 Field Company, South African Engineers
• 31 Field Company, South African Engineers

• 8th Army Signals

British X Corps

Under command of Lieutenant-General Herbert......
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