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Index

• Abiar et Tala, 99, 100

• Accomplish, Operation, 352, 356

• Acroma, 13, 15

• Adem, El, 25, 81, 371

• Agedabia, 14, 15, 24, 70, 371

• Agheila, El, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 45, 52, 57, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 83, 135, 376, 378, 379, 382

• Air OP, 297n

• Air Support Control, 43, 205

• Aisoub, Wadi el, 218, 222

• Akarit, Wadi, 129, 154, 165, 195, 238, 242, 245, 246, 247; 8 Army attack, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 261, 265, 266, 267, 269; 276, 278, 285, 286, 290, 295, 307, 308, 370, 373, 374, 375, 376, 380, 381, 383

• Aked, Lt-Col E. W., 223, 224, 225

• Akouda, 278, 279

• Alamein, El, 1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19, 63, 78, 147, 155, 196, 200, 228, 263, 291, 353, 372, 373, 374, 376, 379

• Alamein, El, Battle of, 1, 18, 89, 115, 129, 135, 186n, 252, 298n, 301

• Alam Halfa, Battle of, 373

• Alanbrooke, Fd Mshl Lord, 119

• Alexander, Fd Mshl Earl, 4, 119, 124, 127, 131, 132, 172, 251, 262, 287, 288, 289, 293, 306, 340, 352, 353, 354, 355, 357, 358, 367, 368, 376

• Alexandria, 14, 371

• Algeria, 130, 287

• Algiers, 12, 13, 128, 252

• Allied Air Forces, 12n, 17, 135, 202, 203, 260

• Allied Expeditionary Force, 127

• Amiriya, 371

• Anderson, Lt-Col J. N., 59

• Anderson, Lt-Gen K. A. N., 75

• Andrews, Maj E. R., 223, 225, 313, 349

• Aredj, Wadi el, 169, 171, 172, 176, 177

• 1 Army See British Forces

• 8 Army See British Forces

• 5 Army Group Royal Artillery, 143, 148, 315, 358, 359, 363, 364

• 18 Army Group, 127, 128, 131, 172, 251, 269, 340, 342, 351, 353, 354, 357

• Arnim, Gen von, 13, 128, 130, 131, 145, 156, 174, 195, 196, 265, 266, 311, 367

• Auchinleck, Fd Mshl Sir Claude, 376

• 9 Australian Div, 5, 30

• Awarau, Capt W. M., 316

• Awatere, Lt-Col A., 218, 219, 220

• Axis High Command, 288, 291, 351

• Azizia, 106, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 136, 378

• Baggush, 81

• Bailey, Lt A. F., 324, 331

• Bardia, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13, 15, 24, 25, 30, 118, 126, 160, 378

• Barrington, Brig B., 60, 258

• Bastico, Mshl E., Governor of Libya, 17, 18, 78, 79, 109, 129

• Bayerlein, Maj-Gen F., 174, 175, 177, 229, 234, 235, 242, 246, 266, 274, 309, 310, 311

• Bei el Chebir, Wadi, 84, 86, 87, 91, 94, 95

• Beja, 350

• Ben Gardane, 131, 132, 137, 142, 144, 146, 158, 161, 371

• Benghazi, 13, 14, 22, 70, 75, 76, 77, 123n, 371, 382

• Beni Ulid, 86, 87, 88, 91, 92, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 111

• Bennett, Lt-Col C. M., 51, 139, 219, 220, 231, 232, 273, 317

• Bianchi, 111, 115, 116, 117, 122

• Bir Amir, 162, 163, 176, 195

• Bir Dufan, 88, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106

• Bir el Ghnem, 110, 112, 114

• Bir el Haddadia, 43, 49

• Bir el Magedubia, 70, 71, 90

• Bir es Suera, 21, 24, 25, 30, 36

• Bir Gebira, 86, 101, 103

• Bir Hacheim, 25

• Bir Soltane, 176, 179, 195

• Bir Umm er Raml, 92, 93

• Bizerta, 287, 289, 290, 357, 358, 362, 363, 364

• Black, Capt H. C., 221, 324, 325n

• Bon, Cape, 287, 288, 289, 291, 307, 340, 357, 365, 381

• Bonifant, Brig I. L., 48, 176, 235

• Boord, Lt-Col R., 225

• Borowietz, Maj-Gen, 55n

• Bou Arada, 74

• Bou Chemma Oasis, 245, 246, 248

• Bou Ficha, 280, 284, 290, 293, 295, 335, 342, 352, 365, 366

• Bou Ghrara, 142, 146

• Boul, Wadi el, 283, 284, 285, 297, 302, 304, 315, 356

• Breg, Wadi el, 98, 99, 100, 297, 303, 305, 312, 313, 314

• Briggs, Maj-Gen R. (1 Armd Div), 203, 204, 235n

• British Forces—

  • 1 Army: Lands in NW Africa, 12–13; attacks Longstop Hill, 74; reorganises, 75; combines with 8 Army in 18 Army Group, 124, 127; Rommel attacks, 130–1; reorganises, 172, 251; captures Kairouan, 274, 275, 276; links with

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    8 Army, 277; prepares final offensive, 287, 288, 289, 290, 292, 306, 335, 340; final offensive, 342, 350–1, 352, 353, 354, 355, 357, 364, 368

    • Mentioned: 120, 157n, 280, 369, 381

  • 8 Army: Breaks through at Alamein, 1; air support for 11–12, 83, 128; views on Rommel, 16; advance to El Agheila, 22, 24, 29, 30, 32; ‘Left hook’ at El Agheila, 43; supplying of, 75–6; advance to Tripoli, 87, 95, 97, 99, 102, 103, 104; at Tripoli, 115, 122, 123, 127; forms 18 Army Group with 1 Army, 124; plan for Operation pugilist, 133–5; Battle of Medenine, 146, 151, 153; Operation pugilist, 154, 155, 156, 161, 163, 165, 170, 172, 174, 177, 178, 186n, 188, 189, 191; strength of, 173n; Operation supercharge, 198, 202, 215, 249, 250; advance to Sfax, 246; breakthrough at Wadi Akarit, 251, 254, 256, 261, 267, 269, 270; earmarked for invasion of Sicily, 252, 276, 292; links with 1 Army, 277, 280; at Enfidaville, 281, 285, 290; plans for final offensive, 289, 291; Operation oration, 306, 309, 335, 339, 340; final offensive, 342, 343, 350, 351–5, 357, 358, 363–9; rate of advance, 372; its command, 373, 374, 376, 377, 379; its achievements, 380, 381, 382, 383

    • Mentioned: 6, 13, 19, 78, 79, 84, 126, 131, 132, 136, 145, 157, 236, 237, 244, 271, 274, 288

  • 5 Corps, 13, 74, 75, 127, 251, 350, 351, 358, 362

  • 9 Corps, 172, 251, 275, 276, 288, 350, 351, 355, 357, 358, 362

  • 10 Corps, 1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 24, 77, 93, 134, 135, 151, 159, 165, 173n, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 205, 206, 207, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 237, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 246, 248, 251, 252, 255, 256, 263, 265, 276, 277, 278, 280, 292, 293, 295, 299, 335, 344, 354, 355, 357, 358, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 376, 377

    • Operation Order No. 14, 205–6

    • Operation Order No. 22, 293

    • Operation Order No. 23, 295

  • 30 Corps, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 36, 40, 41, 52, 53, 55, 69, 76, 77, 80, 83, 87, 89, 90, 94, 97, 101, 103, 110, 115, 116, 123, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 143, 144, 149, 150, 152, 159, 160, 165, 170, 171, 173n, 178, 179, 185, 191, 192, 196, 237, 241, 244, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 255, 256, 257, 259, 261, 265, 269, 275, 276, 292, 343

  • 1 Div, 251, 350

  • 4 Div, 172, 251, 350, 357, 362, 363, 365

  • 44 Div, 93, 146

  • 46 Div, 74, 251, 350

  • 78 Div, 13, 74, 251, 350

  • 1 Armd Div, 1, 15, 76, 93, 134, 135, 191, 192, 193, 198, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 211, 212, 216, 217, 222, 224, 227, 229, 230, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 251, 252, 255, 256, 258, 265, 269, 271, 275, 276, 288, 350, 351, 357, 363

  • 6 Armd Div, 13, 74, 172, 251, 276, 277, 287, 350, 351, 357, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366

  • 7 Armd Div, 1, 2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 52, 53, 57, 59, 60, 63, 70, 72, 76, 81, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 115, 117, 123, 131, 132, 134, 137, 139, 140, 141, 143, 146, 147, 149, 159, 192, 193, 255, 256, 264, 269, 275, 280, 293, 299, 300, 328, 350, 351, 355, 357, 358, 362, 363, 381

  • 10 Armd Div, 93, 174, 186

  • 50 (Northumbrian) Div, 15, 25, 76, 77, 93, 134, 135, 192, 193, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 262, 263, 264, 276, 278, 292, 293, 296, 299, 300, 301, 309, 328, 335, 344, 346

  • 51 (Highland) Div, 15, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 35, 36, 40, 45, 52, 59, 76, 95, 96, 98, 100, 102, 105, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 120, 122, 124, 125, 132, 134, 137, 143, 144, 146, 149, 191, 193, 243, 244, 252, 255, 256, 261, 262, 264, 269, 290n, 292, 335, 339, 343, 344, 349, 350, 351, 355, 358, 363

  • 56 (London) Div, 292, 299, 300, 335, 344, 349, 350, 351, 353, 354, 355, 356, 363, 364, 365, 366, 369

  • 2 Armd Bde, 193, 216, 269, 273, 274

  • 4 Lt Armd Bde, 1, 2, 3, 13, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 50, 51, 53, 54, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 76, 81, 87, 88, 92, 94, 95, 97, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 132, 134, 137, 141, 142, 144, 146, 150, 151, 156, 275, 278, 280, 284, 350, 355, 358, 359, 363

  • 8 Armd Bde, 36, 40, 45, 71, 95, 101, 102, 115, 134, 141, 159, 160, 161, 164, 167, 178, 179, 180, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 194, 199, 203, 206, 207, 211, 212, 216, 217, 218, 224, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 243, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 284, 286, 295, 297, 301, 302, 308, 328, 329, 337, 343, 350, 355, 358, 369

  • 9 Armd Bde, 1, 2, 6,

  • 22 Armd Bde, 76, 100, 102, 107, 110, 112, 269

  • 23 Armd Bde, 76, 134, 144, 192, 269

  • 2 Inf Bde, 167

  • 69 Inf Bde, 259

  • 131 Inf Bde, 95, 146

  • 152 Bde (51 (H) Div), 344, 349

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  • 169 Inf Bde (56 (L) Div), 349, 364

  • 201 Gds Bde, 134, 135, 140, 296, 302, 328, 335, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349, 355

  • 7 Motor Bde, 193

  • 1 Buffs, 137, 140, 159, 160, 179, 210, 211

  • 11 Hussars, 26, 91, 110, 112, 115, 275, 276

  • King's Dragoon Guards, 23, 26, 27, 36, 62, 67, 70, 134, 142, 160, 163, 164, 176, 177, 178, 179, 186, 190, 191, 194, 207, 227, 238, 241, 243, 244, 245, 247, 249, 257, 260, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 277, 278, 279, 281, 284, 285, 288

  • King's Royal Rifle Corps, 27, 39, 51, 53, 142, 149

  • 12 Lancers Regt, 269

  • Nottinghamshire Yeomanry, 159, 160, 179, 186, 207, 213, 218, 259, 264, 270, 279, 302, 304, 306, 308, 329, 331, 337, 346

  • Royal Dragoons (Royals), 27, 34, 43, 62, 92, 97, 141, 142, 150

  • Royal Engineers, 59, 142

  • Royal Horse Artillery, 27, 43, 62, 212, 258

  • Royal Scots Greys (Greys), 27, 28, 32, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 53, 54, 62, 69, 72, 76, 80, 83, 87, 89, 90, 94, 96, 98, 101, 105, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 123, 127

  • Staffordshire Yeomanry, 28, 34, 40, 41, 44, 53, 69, 142, 144, 149, 150, 159, 160, 179, 186, 207, 213, 218, 221, 222, 259, 264, 273, 274, 275, 279, 329, 330, 334, 337, 345

  • 3 Royal Tank Regt, 159, 160, 179, 181, 186, 188, 207, 214, 218, 222, 225, 259, 264, 269, 270, 302, 308, 315, 329, 330, 348

  • Royal Army Service Corps, 25, 27, 37, 161, 162, 195, 258

  • Royal Artillery—

    • 53 Light A A Regt, 160, 266

    • 64 Medium Regt, 27, 160, 164, 167, 187, 211, 212, 257, 258, 273, 328, 333