Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle Second Battle of El Alamein Order of Battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the battle , 23 October – 4 November 1942 . British 8th Army . Under the command of Lieutenant General Bernard Montgomery British X Corps . Under command of Lieutenant - General Herbert Lumsden British 1st Armoured Division . under Major - General Raymond Briggs British 2nd Armoured Brigade . under Brigadier Arthur Fisher 92 Sherman , 68 Crusader , one Grant = 161 tanks British 7th Motor Brigade . under Brigadier Thomas J . Bosville British 10th Armoured Division . under Major - General Alexander Gatehouse 8th Armoured Brigade . under Brigadier Edward C . N . Custance 45 Crusader , 57 Grant , 31 Sherman = 133 tanks British 24th Armoured Brigade ( attached from 8th Armoured Division ) . under Brigadier Arthur G . Kenchington 2 Grants , 93 Sherman , 45 Crusader = 140 tanks British 133rd Infantry Brigade ( attached from 44th Infantry Division ) . under Brigadier Alec W . Lee British 8th Armoured Division . under Major - General Charles Henry Gairdner British XIII Corps . Under command of Lieutenant - General Brian Horrocks British 50th ( Northumbrian ) Infantry Division . under Major - General John Nichols 1st Greek Infantry Brigade . under Colonel Pausanias Katsotas British 151st Infantry Brigade ( attached to 2nd New Zealand Division 29 October to 3 November ) . under Brigadier Joscelyn E . S . Percy British 69th Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Edward C . Cooke - Collis British 44th ( Home Counties ) Infantry Division . under Major - General Ivor T . P . Hughes British 131st Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier William Donovan Stamer British 132nd ( Kent ) Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Lashmer Whistler British 133rd ( Lorried ) Infantry Brigade . Detached to 10th Armoured Division British 7th Armoured Division . under Major - General John Harding British 4th Light Armoured Brigade . under Brigadier Marcus G . Roddick 57 Stuart , 14 Grant = 71 tanks and 9 armoured cars British 22nd Armoured Brigade . under Brigadier George " Pip " Roberts 57 Grant , 50 Crusader , 19 Stuart = 126 tanks 1st Free French Brigade Group ( under command ) . under Brigadier Marie Pierre Koenig with ( under command ) British XXX Corps . Under the command of Lieutenant General Oliver Leese 9th Australian Division . under Major General Leslie Morshead Australian 24th Brigade . under Brigadier Arthur H . L . Godfrey Australian 26th Brigade . under Brigadier David A . Whitehead Australian 20th Brigade . under Brigadier H . Wrigley British 51st ( Highland ) Infantry Division . under Major General Douglas Wimberley British 152nd Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier George Murray British 153rd Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Douglas Graham British 154th Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Henry W . Houldsworth 2nd New Zealand Division . under Lieutenant - General Bernard Freyberg New Zealand 5th Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Howard Kippenberger New Zealand 6th Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier William Gentry British 9 Armoured Brigade . under Brigadier John Currie 35 Sherman , 37 Grant , 46 Crusader = 118 South African 1st Infantry Division . under Major - General Dan Pienaar South African 1st Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier E . P . Hartshorn South African 2nd Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Evered Poole South African 3rd Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier ? 4th Indian Infantry Division . under Major - General Francis Tuker 5th Indian Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Dudley Russell 7th Indian Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Arthur Holworthy 161st Indian Infantry Brigade . under Brigadier Francis E . C . Hughes Corps Reserve . British 23rd Armoured Brigade . under Brigadier George W . Richards 186 Valentine tanks Italian Army Africa . ( Marshal Ettore Bastico ) < br >