Major commands and commanders

Here is a list of the major (above divisional level) ground force commands, and who was in charge of them on 18 November 41.

Axis

• Axis forces in Africa - Ettore Bastico
• Panzergruppe Afrika - Erwin Rommel
• Deutsches Afrika Korps - Ludwig Cruewell
• Corpo Armata di Manovra - Gastone Gambarra
• XXI. Corpo Armata - Enea Navarrini

Commonwealth

• Commonwealth Middle East - Sir Claude Achinleck
• 8th Army - Sir Alan Cunningham
• XXX Corps - Willoughbie Norrie
• XIII Corps - Reade Godwin-Austen
• Tobruk - Ronald Scobie