Battle of the Mareth Line the only mobile infantry groups available. Battle of the Mareth Line The Battle of the Mareth Line or the Battle of Mareth was an attack in the Second World War by the British Eighth Army (General Bernard Montgomery) in Tunisia, against the Mareth Line held by the Italo-German 1st Army (General Giovanni Messe). It was the first big operation by the Eighth Army since the Second Battle of El Alamein months previously. On 19 March 1943, Operation Pugilist, the first British attack, established a bridgehead but a break-out attempt was defeated by Axis counter-attacks. Pugilist established an alternative route of
Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle under Brigadier John Currie 35 Sherman, 37 Grant, 46 Crusader =118 under Major-General Dan Pienaar under Brigadier E.P. Hartshorn under Brigadier Evered Poole under Brigadier ? under Major-General Francis Tuker under Brigadier Dudley Russell under Brigadier Arthur Holworthy under Brigadier Francis E.C. Hughes under Brigadier George W. Richards 186 Valentine tanks (Marshal Ettore Bastico)<br> Category:Battles and operations of World War II involving India Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle The Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the Second Battle of El Alamein during the Western