8th Army at ALAMEIN Summary

This orbat started as a direct reproduction of the Wiki Orbat : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle

The frontage at 2nd ALAMEIN was ordered like this:

2nd Battle of El Alamein

Formation signs were compiled by Peter Ghiringhelli, on his excellent website in the reference links. Where no brigade sign is shown, the brigade would have carried the parent divisional insignia. As knocked-out tanks were repaired and reallocated, it would not be unusual to see the “wrong” formation signs on tanks serving in a reinforced unit.

8th Army

Under direct Army Command
Army Troops

X Corps

1st Armoured Division

2nd Armoured Brigade

7th Motor Brigade
Hammerforce (attached from 8th Armoured Division)
Minefield Task Force – 572nd and 573rd Field Companies RE

10th Armoured Division

- 8th Armoured Brigade

24th Armoured Brigade (attached from 8th Armoured Division). May have been as above, but more likely the “GO” 8th Armoured Division flash as further down.
133rd Infantry Brigade (attached from 44th Infantry Division)
Minefield Task Force – 571st Field Company RE

8th Armoured Division

(all units stripped to reinforce other divisions)

XIII Corps

50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

1st Greek Infantry Brigade
151st Infantry Brigade (attached to 2nd New Zealand Division 29 October to 3 November)
69th Infantry Brigade
2nd Free French Brigade Group (under command)