British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943
This is an outline order of battle of the British First Army on 4 May 1943 during the Tunisian Campaign of World War II.
- British First Army
Commanded by: Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth Anderson- V Corps
Commanded by Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey- North Irish Horse
- 7th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment (7ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens)
- 1st Army Group Royal Artillery
- 46th Infantry Division (less 139th Brigade Group)
- 78th Infantry Division
- IX Corps
Commanded by: Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks - XIX French Corps
Commanded by General Louis Koeltz- One Tank Battalion
- 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[1])
Commanded by: Major General Omar Bradley- Corps Francs d'Afrique (three battalions)
- One Tabor Moroccan Goumiers
- U.S. 13th Field Artillery Brigade
- U.S. 2626th Coast Artillery Brigade
- 1st Armored Division (less one regiment)
- 1st Infantry Division
- 9th Infantry Division
- 34th Infantry Division
- Army Reserve
- V Corps
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Anderson (1946), p. 11 "No. 37779". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1946. p. 5459.
References[edit]
- 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 "No. 37779". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1946. pp. 5449–5464.
- Playfair, Major-General I. S. O.; Molony, Brigadier C. J. C.; with Flynn, Captain F. C. (RN) & Gleave, Group Captain T. P. (2004) [1st. pub. HMSO:1966]. Butler, Sir James (ed.). The Mediterranean and Middle East: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. IV. Uckfield, UK: Naval & Military Press. p. 446. ISBN 1-84574-068-8.
