Battle of Gazala
COMMONWEALTH ORDER OF BATTLE
Eighth Army
XIII Corps
7th Medium Regiment RA (5.5 inch Gun mot)
25/25th Medium Regiment RA (5.5 inch Gun mot)
1st Army Tank Brigade
8th Royal Tank Regiment (Valentine)
42nd Royal Tank Regiment (Valentine)
44th Royal Tank Regiment (Matilda II)
50th Infantry Division
Headquarters
6th South African Armoured Car Regiment (Marmon-Harrington III)
5th Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment (Rifle mot)
6th Bn, Green Howards (Rifle mot)
7th Bn, Green Howards (Rifle mot)
4th Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment (Rifle mot)
4th Bn, Green Howards (Rifle mot)
7th Bn, Green Howards (Rifle mot)
6th Bn, Durham Light Infantry (Rifle mot)
8th Bn, Durham Light Infantry (Rifle mot)
9th Bn, Durham Light Infantry (Rifle mot)
74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
124th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
1st South African Division
Headquarters
3rd South African Armoured Car Regiment (Marmon-Harrington III)
1st Bn, Transvaal Scottish
1st Bn, Royal Natal Carabineers
1st Bn, Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles
1st Bn, Natal Mounted Rifles
Cape Town Highlanders
1st Bn, 2nd Field Force
1st Bn, Imperial Light Horse
1st Bn, Royal Durban Light Infantry
1st Bn, Rand Light Infantry
4th Field Regiment SAA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
5th Field Regiment SAA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
2nd South African Infantry Division
Headquarters
7th South African Reconnaissance Battalion (Marmon-Harringto III)
Umvoti Mounted Rifles (Rifle)
2nd Bn, Royal Durban Light Infantry (Rifle)
Kaffrarian Rifles (Rifle)
2nd Bn, Transvaal Scottish (Rifle)
1st South African Police Battalion (Rifle)
2nd South African Police Battalion (Rifle)
2nd Bn, West Yorkshire Regiment (Rifle)
3rd Bn, 9th Jat Regiment (Rifle)
3rd Bn, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (Rifle)
2nd Field Regiment SAA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
3rd Field Regiment SAA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
XXX Corps
64th Medium Regiment RA (5.5 inch Gun mot)
69th Medium Regiment RA (5.5 inch Gun mot)
3rd Indian Motor Brigade
2nd Bn, Royal Lancers (Rifle Carrier)
11th Bn, Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Rifle Carrier)
18th Bn, King Edward's Own Cavalry (Rifle Carrier)
29th Indian Infantry Brigade Group
1st Bn, Worcestershire Regiment (Rifle mot)
3rd Bn, 2nd Punjab Regiment (Rifle mot)
1st Bn, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry (Rifle mot)
1st Armoured Division
Headquarters
1st Royal Dragoons (Marmon-Harrington III)
The Queen's Bays (Crusader A15)
9th Royal Lancers (Crusader A15)
10th Royal Hussars (Crusader A15)
2nd, Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (M3 Honey)
3rd, County of London Yeomanry (Grant)
4th, County of London Yeomanry (Crusader A15)
1st Bn, The Rifle Brigade (Rifle Carrier)
3rd Bn, Coldstream Guards Regiment (Rifle Carrier)
9th Bn, The Rifle Brigade (Rifle Carrier)
2nd Bn, Scots Guards Regiment (Rifle Carrier)
2nd Field Regiment RA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
8th Field Regimen RA (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
7th Armoured Division
Headquarters
12th Lancers (Humber II)
8th Hussars (Grant)
3rd, Royal Tank Regiment (M3 Honey)
5th, Royal Tank Regiment (Crusader A15)
2nd Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps (Rifle Carrier)
9th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps (Rifle Carrier)
2nd Bn, The Rifle Brigade (Rifle Carrier)
2e Bataillon de Legion Etrangere (Rifle Carrier)
Bataillon de Marche du Pacifique (Rifle Carrier)
3rd Field Regiment (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
4th Field Regiment (25-pdr Field Gun mot)
AXIS ORDER OF BATTLE
Panzerarmee Afrika
Gruppe Rommel
Deutsches Africakorps
Luftwaffe-Flak-Abteilung 135 (88mm HAA Gun mot)
Luftwaffe-Flak-Abteilung 102 (88mm HAA Gun mot)
15. Panzer-Division
Divisionsstab
1./Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 33 (Sdkfz222)
2./Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 33 (Rifle armoured)
Stab/Panzer-Regiment 8 (Pz-IVe)
I/Panzer-Regiment 8 (Pz-IIIh)
II/Panzer-Regiment 8 (Pz-IIIh)
I/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115 (Rifle HT)
II/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115 (Rifle HT)
III/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115 (Rifle HT)
Feldersatz-Bataillon 33 (Rifle mot)
III/Artillerie-Regiment 33 (150L30 sFH 18 mot)
I/43. Luftwaffe-Flak-Regiment (88mm HAA Gun mot)
21. Panzer-Division
Divisionsstab
1./Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 3 (Sdkfz222)
2./Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 3 (Rifle armoured)
Stab/Panzer-Regiment 5 (Pz-IVe)
I/Panzer-Regiment 5 (Pz-IIIh)
II/Panzer-Regiment 5 (Pz-IIIh)
I/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 (Rifle HT)
II/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 (Rifle HT)
III/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 104 (Rifle HT)
Feldersatz-Bataillon 200 (Rifle mot)
III/Artillerie-Regiment 155 (150L30 sFH 18 mot)
I/18. Luftwaffe-Flak-Regiment (88mm HAA Gun mot)
90. leichte Division
Divisionsstab
1./Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 580 (Sdkfz222)
2./Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 580 (Rifle armoured)
I/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 155 (Rifle HT)
II/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 155 (Rifle HT)
III/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 155 (Rifle HT)
Feldersatz-Battaillon 190 (Rifle mot)
I/Artillerie-Regiment 190 (105L28 leFH18 mot)
Heeres-Flak Abteilung 142 (88mm HAA Gun mot)
XX Corpo d'Armata di Manovra
XII/8o Reggimento Bersaglieri (Rifle mot)
I/357o Reggimento artiglieria (75-27 Field Gun mot)
2/357o Reggimento artiglieria (75-27 Field Gun mot)
132a Divisione corazzata 'Ariete'
Comando
VIII Battaglione carri medi (M13-41)
IX Battaglione carri medi (M13-41)
LI Battaglione carri leggeri (L3-35)
CLI Battaglione Semovente (Semovente 75-18)
III/8o Reggimento Bersaglieri (Rifle mot)
V/8o Reggimento Bersaglieri (Rifle mot)
I/132o Reggimento artiglieria (105-28 Field Gun mot)
II/31o Reggimento contraerea pesante (90-53 HAA Gun mot)
101a Divisione motorizzata 'Trieste'
Comando
I/65o Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle mot)
II/65 Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle mot)
I/66 Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle mot)
II/66 Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle mot)
III/66 Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle mot)
VIII/9o Reggimento Bersaglieri
XI/9o Reggimento Bersaglieri
XI Battaglione Semovente (Semovente 75-18)
III/21o Reggimento artiglieria (100-17 Field Gun mot)
III/31o Reggimento contraerea pesante (90-53 HAA Gun mot)
Gruppe Cruewell
15. Schutzen-Brigade
I/Schutzen-Regiment 200 (Rifle)
II/Schutzen-Regiment 200 (Rifle)
I/Schutzen-Regiment 361 (Rifle)
II/Schutzen-Regiment 361 (Rifle)
104. Artillerie-Kommandeur
Artillerie-Abteilung 408 (150L30 sFH 18 mot)
Artillerie-Abteilung 364 (105L28 leFH18 mot)
Artillerie-Abteilung 528 (105L28 leFH18 mot)
X Corpo d'Armata
XLIX Gruppo artiglieria (105-28 Field Gun mot)
CXLVII Gruppo (105-28 Field Gun mot)
9o Reggimento Bersaglieri
XXVIII Battaglione Bersaglieri (Rifle mot)
LVII Battaglione Bersaglieri (Rifle mot)
17a Divisione fanteria 'Pavia'
Comando
I/27o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
II/27o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
III/27o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
I/28o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
II/28o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
III/28o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
I/26o Reggimento artiglieria (75-27 Field Gun mot)
III/26o Reggimento artiglieria (100-17 Field Gun mot)
V Battaglione carri leggeri (L3-35)
27a Divisione fanteria 'Brescia'
Comando
I/19o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
II/19o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
III/19o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
I/20o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
II/20o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
III/20o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
I/55o Reggimento artiglieria (75-27 Field Gun mot)
III/55o Reggimento artiglieria (100-17 Field Gun mot)
XXI Corpo d'Armata
CXXXI Gruppo artiglieria (105-28 Field Gun mot)
LII Gruppo artiglieria (105-28 Field Gun mot)
60a Divisione fanteria 'Sabratha'
Comando
I/85o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
II/85o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
III/85o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
I/86o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
II/86o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
III/86o Reggimento fanteria (Rifle)
II/42o Reggimento artiglieria (75-27 Field Gun mot)
III/42o Reggimento artiglieria (100-17 Field Gun mot)
102a Divisione motorizzata 'Trento'
Comando
I/61o Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle)
II/61o Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle)
III/61o Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle)
I/62o Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle)
II/62o Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle)
III/62o Reggimento motorizzato (Rifle)
X/7o Reggimento Bersaglieri (Rifle)
II/46o Reggimento artiglieria (75-27 Field Gun mot)
III/46o Reggimento artiglieria (100-17 Field Gun mot)
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