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This is the order of battle for Operation Brevity, a World War II battle between the British Commonwealth and the European Axis Powers of Germany and Italy in North Africa between May 15–16, 1941. ==British and Commonwealth Forces== General Officer, Commanding in chief, Middle East Command - General Archibald Wavell HQ Western Desert Force - Lieutenant-General Noel Beresford-Peirse Operational command - Brigadier William Gott The British and Commonwealth force were drawn mainly from the 7th Armoured Division's, 7th Armoured Brigade and 7th Support Group and from the independent 22nd Guards Brigade. They were organised into three groups: *Coast Group * *2nd battalion The Rifle Brigade (minus one company) * *Mortar support, 3rd battalion Coldstream Guards〔Howard, p. 75〕 * *5th Australian Anti-tank Battery, 2/2nd Australian Anti-Tank Regiment (2 Pounder Anti Tank guns) * *8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (25 Pounder Field guns) *22nd Guards Brigade group * *1st battalion Durham Light Infantry * *2nd battalion Scots Guards * *3rd battalion Coldstream Guards〔The battalion were a follow-up force to take possession of Halfaya Pass once it had been captured and did not take an active part in Operation Brevity other than providing mortar support to the Rifle Brigade〕 * *4th Royal Tank Regiment (24 Matilda Mk II Infantry tanks) * *One troop, 12th Anti-Tank Battery, 2/3rd Australian Anti-tank Regiment (2 Pounder Anti Tank guns) *7th Armoured Brigade group * *A Company, 2nd battalion The Rifle Brigade * *2nd Royal Tank Regiment (29 Cruiser tanks〔6x Cruiser Mk I, 17x Mk. IIA and 7x Mk. IVA (one of these thirty tanks was in repair in a field depot and didn't see action)〕) * *6th Australian Division Cavalry (~28 Light Tank Mk VIB) * *7th Support Group (elements) * *11th Hussars〔The Hussars were on the extreme flank of the advance, according to there regimental history they manoeuvred themselves to the rear of the German-Italian positions from where they conducted reconnaissance but did not engage any targets, they then covered the withdrawal of the forces on the desert flank on the 16th〕(Marmon-Herrington Armoured Cars) * *One troop, 12th Anti-Tank Battery, 2/3rd Australian Anti-tank Regiment (2 Pounder Anti Tank guns) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Operation Brevity order of battle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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