The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed as the Western Army on 10 September 1941, in Egypt, before being renamed the Army of the …

The Eighth Army, formed in September 1941, was a diverse formation made up of units from all corners of the British Empire, with infantry divisions coming from Australia, New Zealand, …

8th Army was the formation that fought throughout the rest of the campaign in Libya and Egypt. Operation Crusader was the first main battle the army fought, commencing on 18 November …

The Eighth Army was formed from the Western Desert Force in September 1941 and was initially made up of the 7th Armoured Division and 4th Indian Infantry Division and was expanded to …

The Eighth Army was formed from the Western Desert Force in September 1941 and was initially made up of the 7th Armoured Division and 4th Indian Infantry Division and was expanded to …

Fought in October-November 1942, this was the climax and turning point of the North African campaign of the Second World War. The armies of Italy and Germany suffered a decisive …

On November 18, 1941, the British Eighth Army, as the forces in the Western Desert had been rechristened, launched Operation Crusader. The British undertook that offensive with more …

Nov 18, 2010 · In WO216/15 an overview of 8th Army units is given, probably dating to mid-October 1941 which I reproduce here. Based on my research, and on the report by GOC 8th …

VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars. In the latter, it took part in the Normandy Campaign in 1944, where it was involved in …

This is the order of battle for the ground forces involved in Operation Crusader, a World War II battle between the British Commonwealth and the European Axis Powers of Germany and …