25th Battalion (New Zealand) Halfa, Rommel's failed attempt to cut off the 8th Army. The battalion at this time numbered 362 personnel, which included one company which had been left back at Maadi and brought forward to rejoin the survivors of the El Mrier battle. Burton, promoted to lieutenant colonel, commanded the battalion until 12 September at which time he went on leave and was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Ian Bonifant. The 8th Army was now under the command of General Bernard Montgomery, who was planning for offensive operations against the "Panzer" Army Africa, which had formed a defensive position at Alamein. Minus its
Order of battle of the Bulgarian Army in the First Balkan War (1913) Chataldzha line. In general the Bulgarians had the capture of Adrianople as their priority while the remaining three field armies of some 284,121 men were to assume a defensive stance and repel the Ottoman offensive. First Army was commanded by Lieutenant-General Vasil Kutinchev, who was also appointed commander of the combined First and Third armies. Third Army was commanded by Lieutenant-General Radko Dimitriev. Fourth Army was commanded by Major-General Stiliyan Kovachev. Second Army was commanded by lieutenant-general Nikola Ivanov. Order of battle of the Bulgarian Army in the First Balkan War (1913) The following is the Bulgarian Order of Battle