British First Army order of battle, 20 April 1943
- British First Army order of battle, 20 April 1943
This is an outline order of battle of the British First Army on 20 April 1943.
* British First Army
Commanded by: Lieutenant-General Kenneth Anderson
** V Corps
Commanded by Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey
*** British 25th Tank Brigade (less 51st Royal Tank Regiment)
*** British 1st Infantry Division
*** British 4th Infantry Division
*** British 78th Infantry Division
** British IX Corps
Commanded by: Lieutenant-General John Crocker
*** 51st Royal Tank Regiment
*** British 1st Armoured Division
*** British 6th Armoured Division
*** British 46th Infantry Division
** French XIX Corps
Commanded by: General Koeltz
*** Tank Group
*** 1st King's Dragoon Guards
*** Division d'Alger
*** Division du Maroc
*** Division d'Oran
** U.S. II Corps (co-ordinated by First Army but under direct control of 18th Army Group[Anderson (1946), p. 11 LondonGazette|issue=37779|supp=yes|startpage=5459|endapage=|date=5 November 1946|accessdate=2008-05-01] )]
Commanded by: Major General Omar Bradley
*** Corps Franc d'Afrique (three battalions)
*** One Tabor
*** U.S. 1st Armored Division (less one regiment)
*** U.S. 9th Infantry Division
*** 34th Infantry Division
*** U.S. 1st Infantry Divisionee also
*British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943
References
*Anderson, Lt.-General Kenneth (1946). "Official despatch by Kenneth Anderson, GOC-in-C First Army covering events in NW Africa, 8 November 1942–13 May 1943" published in LondonGazette|issue=37779|supp=yes|startpage=5449|endapage=5464|date=5 November 1946|accessdate=2008-04-23
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