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by dor1941 » 18 Sep 2011, 07:44
Since none of the British or CW Official Histories show an OOB with many details for 13th Corps, I'll offer this view.
13th CORPS: Lieutenant-General A.R. Godwin-Austen
Brigadier General Staff: Brigadier A.F. Harding
Corps Troops
64th Medium Regiment R.A. (2 batteries with 16 6" howitzers)
67th Medium Regiment R.A. (2 batteries with 16 6" howitzers)
One heavy anti-aircraft regiment plus one battery R.A.
Three light anti-aircraft batteries R.A.
4th Indian Division: Major-General F.W. Messervy
Central India Horse (3 squadrons) (less carrier squadron)
A Squadron 6th S.A. Armoured Car Regiment (M-H armoured cars)
1st Field Regiment R.A. (2 batteries with 24 25-pdrs)
25th Field Regiment R.A. (2 batteries with 24 25-pdrs)
31st Field Regiment R.A. (2 batteries with 24 25-pdrs)
68th Medium Regiment R.A. (2 batteries with 8 4.5" guns and 8 6" howitzers)
57th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment R.A. (3 batteries with 40mm Bofors)
65th Anti-Tank Regiment R.A. (3 batteries with 2-pdrs)
257th Anti-Tank Battery R.A. (2-pdrs)
2nd S.A. Anti-Tank Regiment (4 batteries with 2-pdrs and 75mm/18-pdrs)
Bengal Sappers and Miners (4 companies)
5th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier D. Russell
1st Bn, The Buffs (The Royal East Kent Regiment)
3rd Bn, 1st Punjab Regiment
4th Bn, 6th Rajputana Rifles
7th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier H.R. Briggs
1st Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment
4th Bn, 16th Punjab Regiment
4th Bn, 11th Sikh Regiment
11th Indian Infantry Brigade: Brigadier A. Anderson
2nd Bn, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
2nd Bn, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
1st Bn, 6th Rajputana Rifles
New Zealand Division (2nd N.Z.E.F.): Major-General B.C. Freyberg
(according to their own Official History for Crusader (p. 526), "The correct designation was simply the New Zealand Division, changed in 1942 to 2nd N.Z. Division..."
G.S.O. 1: Lieutenant-Colonel W. Gentry
New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment (3 squadrons with carriers and 28 Lt. Mk. VIB tanks)
4th N.Z. Field Regiment (3 batteries with 24 25-pdrs)
5th N.Z. Field Regiment (3 batteries with 24 25-pdrs)
6th N.Z. Field Regiment (3 batteries with 24 25-pdrs)
7th N.Z. Anti-Tank Regiment (4 batteries with 48 2-pdrs and 16 75mm/18-pdrs)
14th N.Z. Anti-Aircraft Regiment (40mm Bofors)
6th, 7th and 8th N.Z. Field and 5th N.Z. Field Park Companies
27th N.Z. Machine-Gun Battalion (48 Vickers MMG)
28th (Maori) Battalion
4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade: Brigadier L.M. Inglis
18th N.Z. Battalion
19th N.Z. Battalion
20th N.Z. Battalion
5th New Zealand Infantry Brigade: Brigadier J. Hargest
21st N.Z. Battalion
22nd N.Z. Battalion
23rd N.Z. Battalion
6th New Zealand Infantry Brigade: Brigadier H.E. Barrowclough
24th N.Z. Battalion
25th N.Z. Battalion
26th N.Z. Battalion
1st Army Tank Brigade: Brigadier H.R.B. Watkins
Headquarters (1 Cr. Mk. IVA and 2 Cr. Mk. VI Crusader tanks)
8th Bn, The Royal Tank Regiment (3 squadrons with 52 Inf. Mk. III Valentine and 6 Inf. Mk. II Matilda CS tanks)
42nd Bn, The Royal Tank Regiment (3 squadrons with 48 Inf. Mk. II Matilda and 7 Lt. Mk. VIC tanks)
44th Bn, The Royal Tank Regiment (3 squadrons with 50 Inf. Mk. II Matilda and 7 Lt. Mk. VIC tanks)
(the battalion tank numbers are cited by Brad Hunter in a post on this Forum)
8th Field Regiment R.A. (2 batteries with 16 25-pdrs)
Squadron Central India Horse
One troop light anti-aircraft
David R
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dor1941 on 18 Sep 2011, 15:21, edited 1 time in total.