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British First Army order of battle, 20 April 1943

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This is the British First Army order of battle on 20 April 1943 during the Tunisia Campaign of World War II.

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  • Anderson, Lt.-General Kenneth (1946). Official despatch by Kenneth Anderson, GOC-in-C First Army covering events in NW Africa, 8 November 1942–13 May 1943 published in "No. 37779". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1946. pp. 5449–5464.
  • Playfair, Major-General I. S. O.; Molony, Brigadier C. J. C.; with Flynn, Captain F. C. (R.N.) & Gleave, Group Captain T. P. (2004) [1st. pub. HMSO:1966]. Butler, Sir James (ed.). The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume IV: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, UK: Naval & Military Press. pp. 432–433. ISBN 1-84574-068-8.

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  1. ^ Anderson (1946), p. 11 "No. 37779". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1946. p. 5459.


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