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North Africa - Mar 41

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North Africa - 31 March 1941 - Enter Rommel

GHQ Middle East Forces
         
1. Egypt
                 

a). HQ British Troops Egypt


11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)


1st (Royal) Dragoons


107th (South Notts Hussars) Royal Horse Artillery


4th Royal Horse Artillery


11th Czechoslovak (Middle Eastern) Battalion

? From Spring 41


4th Royal Tank Regiment


7th Royal Tank Regiment

           


7 Armoured Division


4 Armoured Brigade


2nd Royal Tank Regiment


7th Queen's Own Hussars


7 Armoured Brigade


1st Royal Tank Regiment


8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars


7 Support Group


2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade


'C' Battery, 4th Royal Horse Artillery


3rd Royal Horse Artillery

'M/P' Bty only - 'D/J' Bty with 2 Support Group

      


Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade


I Rifle Battalion


II Rifle Battalion


III Rifle Battalion


1 Atk Coy


2 Atk Coy


Carpathian Artillery Regiment


Engineers Grp (HQ, 2 Coys)


The Legion of Polish Officers

attached (? dates)


Carpathian HMG Battalion


Medical Services (2 Coys, 2 Sects, Fwd Hopsital)


Transport Column (3 Plns)


Carpathian Lancers Regiment


Signals Grp (HQ, 1 Coy, 3 Plns

     


Alexandria Sub-Area


18 Australian Infantry Brigade

part of 7 Australian Infantry Division, en route for Greece


2/10th Australian Battalion


2/12th Australian Battalion


2/9th Australian Battalion

2/4th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers


6th Australian Divisional Cavalry Regiment

? Attachment and dates


Mersa Matruh Sub-Area

? Dates


8th Field Regiment, RA


Suez Canal Sub-Area

? Until

              

b). GHQ Troops

            

6 Infantry Division


54th Field Company, RE


16 Infantry Brigade


1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess


Louise's)


2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment


2nd Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West


22 (Guards) Infantry Brigade


1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


2nd Battalion, The Scots Guards


3rd Battalion, The Coldstream Guards


Layforce

attached


'A' Battalion, Layforce Commando


'B' Battalion, Layforce Commando


'C' Battalion, Layforce Commando


'D' Battalion, Layforce Commando

            
         
2. Libya
               
a). Cyrenaica Command

1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
1re Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marin (1 BIM)

2 Armoured Division

143rd Field Park Troop, RE attached from 7 Armoured Division

4th Field Squadron RE attached from 7 Armoured Division

1st King's Dragoon Guards

2nd Armoured Division Signals

2 Support Group

9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade redesignated from 1 Bn, Tower Hamlets Rifles on 15-Jan-41
1re Compagnie, 1re Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marin (1 BIM)

'D/J' Battery, 3rd Royal Horse Artillery

104th (Essex Yeomanry) Royal Horse Artillery

1st Company, Free French Motor Battalion attached 

3 Armoured Brigade

3rd The King's Own Hussars

5th Royal Tank Regiment

6th Royal Tank Regiment

16th Australian Antitank Company attached ? Until

1st Royal Horse Artillery attached ? Until
           

9 Australian Infantry Division

2/3rd Antitank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery 9th Bty only - 10th & 11th Btys detached to 3

Indian Motor Brigade, 12th Bty still in Palestine

until 05-Apr-41

51st Field Regiment, RA attached

2/13th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers

2/3rd Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers

2/7th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers

1st Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers attached. One company detached to 9 Bn, The

Rifle Brigade from 26-Mar-41

2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion

20 Australian Infantry Brigade

2/13th Australian Battalion

2/15th Australian Battalion

2/17th Australian Battalion

20th Australian Antitank Company

24 Australian Infantry Brigade

2/28th Australian Battalion

2/43rd Australian Battalion

24th Australian Antitank Company

26 Australian Infantry Brigade

2/23rd Australian Battalion

2/24th Australian Battalion

2/48th Australian Battalion

26th Australian Antitank Company
    

3 Indian Motor Brigade

18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry

2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)

Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force)

2/3rd Antitank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery 10 & 11 Btys attached from 9 Australian Infantry Division

 

 

 

 

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