This is the order of battle for Operation Brevity, a World War II battle between the British Commonwealth and the European Axis Powers of Germany and Italy in North Africa between May 15–16, 1941.
General Officer, Commanding in chief, Middle East Command - General Archibald Wavell
HQ Western Desert Force - Lieutenant-General Noel Beresford-Peirse
Operational command - Brigadier William Gott
The British and Commonwealth force were drawn mainly from the 7th Armoured Division's, 7th Armoured Brigade and 7th Support Group and from the independent 22nd Guards Brigade. They were organised into three groups:
Commandante Superiore Generale d'Armata - General Italo Gariboldi[5]
Following the British attacks General Rommel ordered the following force, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hans Crammer, to the frontier to defeat the British.
During the morning of May 16, Rommel ordered further forces to the frontier.