Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II take command of it himself. After Matruh there was only one more defensive position before Cairo itself; El Alamein. Auchinlek managed to stop Rommel with the First Battle of El Alamein. A new command team arrived in the Middle East, with Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Montgomery assuming command of the Eighth Army. Rommel tried to break through again during the Battle of Alam Halfa, but his thrust was stopped. Montgomery then began preparations for a great breakthrough offensive that would result in the pursuit of Axis forces all the way to Tunisia. 8 November 1942 saw the first great amphibious
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