Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 September 2000. Corrected and updated 09.05.2003
SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
North Africa
1940-1943
  General History
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total dead
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   Battles & Battle Honours
Index of Battle Honours
 

Date

Battles

Regiments

Note:  Battle Honours are shown in bold face.
Western Desert, 1940-43
1940 June 12-
   1940 Sep. 12
Egyptian Frontier 1940
 
   
 
1940 Sep. 13-17 Withdrawal to Matruh
 
   
 
1940 Nov. 19 Bir Enba
 
   
 
Sidi Barani
1940 Dec. 8-11 Sidi Barrani
 
   
 
1940 Dec. 11 Buq Buq
 
   
 
1941 Jan. 3-5 Bardia 1941
 
   
1941 Jan. 21-22 Capture of Tobruk
 
   
 
1941 Jan. 27-30 Derna
 
   
 
1941 Feb. 5-8 Beda Fomm
 
   
 
1941 Mar. 19-21 Glarabub
 
   
 
1941 Mar. 31 Mersa el Brega
 
   
 
1941 Apr. 2 Agedabia
 
   
 
1941 Apr. 4 Er Regima
 
   
 
1941 Apr. 6-8 El Mechili
 
   
 
1941 Apr. 7 Derna Aerodrome
 
   
 
1941 May 15-27 Halfaya 1941
 
   
 
1941 June 15-17 Sidi Suleiman
 
   
 
1941 Apr. 8-
   1941 Dec. 10
Defence of Tobruk
 
   
 
1941 Apr. 13-14 El Adem Road
 
   
 
1941 Apr. 30-
   1941 May 4
Salient 1941
 
   
 
Tobruk 1941
1941 Nov. 18-
   1941 Dec. 10
Tobruk 1941
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 19 Gubi I
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 19-21 Gabr Saleh
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 19-23 Sidi Rezegh 1941
 
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1941 Nov. 21-23 Tobruk Sortie 1941
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 21-30 Sidi Aziez
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 22-
   1941 Dec. 2
Omars
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 24-25 Taleb el Essom
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 25-
   1941 Dec. 1
Belhamed
 
   
 
1941 Nov. 30 Bir Sciafsciuf
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 3 Zemia
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 4-6 Gubi II
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 7-10 Relief of Tobruk 1941
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 9 Marsa Belafarit
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 12-17 Halfaya
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 14-16 Alem Hamza
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 15-
   1942 Feb. 1
Agedabia
 
   
 
1941 Dec. Dec. 27-30 Chor es Sufan
 
   
 
1941 Dec. 31-
   1942 Jan. 2
Bardia 1942
 
   
 
1942 Jan. 11-12 Sollum
 
   
 
1942 Jan. 23  Saunnu
 
   
 
1942 Jan. 25 Msus
 
   
 
1942 Jan. 27-29 Benghazi
 
   
 
1942 Jan. 29-
   1942 Feb. 5
Carmusa
 
   
 
Gazala
1942 May 26-
   1942 June 21
Gazala
 
   
 
1942 May 27 Point 171
 
   
 
1942 May 27 Retma
 
   
 
1942 May 27 Bir el Igela
 
   
 
1942 May 27-31 Bir el Aslagh
 
   
 
1942 May 27-
   1942 June 11
Bir Hacheim
 
   
 
1942 May 28 Alem Hamza 1942
 
   
 
1942 May 28 Commonwealth Keep
 
   
 
1942 June 5-6 Cauldron
 
   
 
1942 June 5 Point 204
 
   
 
1942 June 6-7,
1942 June 11-13
Knightsbridge
 
   
 
1942 June 6-18 Acroma Keep
 
   
 
1942 June 7 Bir Temrad
 
   
 
1942 June 11-13 Haglag er Rami
 
   
 
1942 June 14 Gabr el Fachri
 
   
 
1942 June 14 Via Balbia
 
   
 
1942 June 14 Best Post
 
   
 
1942 June 15 Zt el Mrasses
 
   
 
1942 June 17 Sidi Rezegh 1942
 
   
 
1942 June 20-21 Tobruk 1942
 
   
 
1942 June 24 Kennels
 
   
 
1942 June 26-30 Mersa Matruh
 
   
 
1942 June 27 Point 174
 
   
 
1942 June 27-28 Minqar Qaim
 
   
 
1942 June 28 Fuka
 
   
 
Alamein Line
1942 June 1-27 Defence of Alamein Line

194 June 1-27 Alamein Defence
 
1942 July 1 Deir el Shein
 
   
 
1942 July 2-4 Ruweisat
 
   
 
1942 July 7 Fuka Airfield
 
   
 
1942 July 10-11 Tel el Eisa
 
   
 
1942 July 11 Point 93
 
   
 
1942 July 13 Alamein Box
 
   
 
1942 July 14-16 Ruweisat Ridge
 
   
 
1942 July 15 Springbok Road
 
   
 
1942 July 17-18 Tell el Makh Khad
 
   
 
1942 July 21-22 El Mreir
 
   
 
1942 July 21-23 Sanyet el Miteirya
 
   
 
1942 July 26-27 Qattara Track
 
   
 
Alam el Halfa
1942 Aug. 30-
   1942 Sep. 7
Alam el Halfa
 
   
 
1942 Sep. 1 West Point 23
 
   
 
1942 Sep. 13-14 Benghazi Raid
 
   
 
1942 Sep. 30 Deir el Munassib
 
   
 
1942 Oct. 23-
   1942 Nov. 4
El Alamein
 
   
1942 Nov. 10-11 Capture of Halfaya Pass 1942
 
   
 
1942 Nov. 13-17 El Agheila
 
   
 
1942 Dec. 17-18 Nofilia
 
   
 
1943 Jan. 15-23 Advance on Tripoli
 
   
 
Medenine
1943 Mar. 6 Medenine
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 6 Zemiet el Lebene
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 6 Tadjera Khir
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 16-23 Mareth
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 16-17 Wadi Zeuss East
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 20-23 Wadi Zigzaou
 
   
 
Tebaga Gap
1943 Mar. 21-30 Tebaga Gap
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 21-22 Point 201 
(Roman Wall)
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 27-29 El Hamma
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 25-28 Matmata Hills
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 6-7 Akarit
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 6 Djebel el Meida
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 6-7 Wadi Akarit East
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 6-7 Djebel Roumana
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 7 Sebkret en Noual
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 8 Chebket en Nouiges
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 9 Djebel el Telil
 
   
 
Enfidaville
1943 Apr. 19-29 Enfidaville
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 20-21 Takrouna
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 20 Djebel Garci
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 25-29 Djebel Terhouna
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 25-29 Djebel es Srafi
 
   
 
1943 May 6-9 Djebibina
 
   
 
1943 May 8-9 Djebel Tebaga
 
   
 

1st Army Operations, 1942-43

1942 Nov. 17 Djebel Abiod
 
   
 
1942 Nov. 24 Soudia
 
   
 
1942 Nov. 25-26 Medjez el Bab
 
   
 
1942 Nov. 27 Tebourba
 
   
 
1942 Nov. 28-29 Djedeida
 
   
 
1942 Nov. 28-30 Djebel Azzag 1942
 
   
 
1942 Nov. 29-
   1942 Dec. 3
Oudna
 
   
 
1942 Dec. 1-10 Tebourba Gap
 
   
 
1942 Dec. 23-25 Longstop Hill 1942
 
   
 
1943 Jan. 5-7 Djebel Azzag 1943
 
   
 
1943 Jan. 13 Two Tree Hill
 
   
 
1943 Jan. 18-25 Bou Arada
 
   
 
1943 Jan. 31 Robaa Valley
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 3-4 Djebel Alliliga
 
   
 
Kasserine
1943 Feb. 14-25 Kasserine
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 19-22 Sbiba
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 20-22 Thaia
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 26 El Hadjeba
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 26 Djebel Djaffa
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 26 Sidi Nsir
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 26-27 Fort McGregor
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 26-28 Stuka Farm
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 26-
   1943 Mar. 1
Steamroller Farm
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 27-28 Hunt's Gap
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 28-
   1943 Mar. 2
Montagne Farm
 
   
 
1943 Feb. 28-
   1943 Mar. 4
Kef Ouiba Pass
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 2 Djebel Guerba
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 4 Sedjenane I
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 5-15 Tamera
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 12-31 Maknassy
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 20-24 Djebel Dahra
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 28 Djebel Choucha
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 28 Kef el Debna
 
   
 
1943 Mar. 30-31 Mine de Sedjenane
 
   
 
Fondouk
1943 Apr. 7-11 Foundouk
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 8 Pichon
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 9 Djebel el Rhorab
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 9 Fondouk Pass
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 10 Sidi Ali
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 10 Kairouan
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 11 Bordj
 
   
 
 
Oued Zarga
1943 Apr. 7-15 Oued Zarga
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 7 Mergueb Chaouach
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 7 Djebel bel Mahdi
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 9 Djebel bech Chekaoui
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 10 Djebel Rmel
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 14-15 Djebel Ang
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 14-25 Djebel Tanngoucha
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 15-25 Heidous
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 21 Banana Ridge
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 21 Djebel Kesskiss
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 21-22 Djebel Djaffa Pass
 
   
 
El Kourzia
1943 Apr. 22-26 El Kourzia
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 22 Ber Rabal
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 22 Argoub Sellah
 
   
 
 
Medjez Plain
1943 Apr. 23-30 Medjez Plain
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 23 Grich el Oued
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 23-24 Gueriat el Atach Ridge
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 23-26 Longstop Hill 1943
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 24 Peters Corner
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 25-26 Si Mediene
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 27-28 Djebel bou Aoukaz 1943 I
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 27-30 Si Abdallah
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 28-30 Gab Gab Gap
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 25-30 Sidi Ahmed
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 25-30 Djebel Kournine
 
   
 
1943 Apr. 30 Argoub el Megas
 
   
 

Combined 1st and 8th Army Operations, 1943

Tunis
1943 May 5-12 Tunis
 
   
 
1943 May 5-6 Djebel bou Aoukaz 1943 II
 
   
 
1943 May 6 Montarnaud
 
   
 
1943 May 6 Ragoubet Souissi
 
   
 
1943 May 8-9 Hammam Lif
 
   
 
1943 May 8-11 Creteville Pass
 
   
 
1943 May 10 Grombalia
 
   
 
1943 May 11 Bou Ficha
 
   
 
1940 June 12-
   1943 May 12
North Africa 1940
 
   
North Africa 1941
 
   
North Africa 1942
 
   
North Africa 1940-43
 
   
Western Desert 1941-3
Inf: SAIrish
Libya & Egypt 1942
 
 
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