{{Infobox military conflict {{flag|Australia}} {{flagcountry|Dominion of New Zealand}} {{flagcountry|Union of South Africa}} {{flagdeco|Poland|1928}} Poland {{flagdeco|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Italy}} {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Neil Ritchie {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Willoughby Norrie {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Reade Godwin-Austen {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Erwin Rommel {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} Ludwig Crüwell {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} Gastone Gambara {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} Enea Navarini 738 tanks{{#tag:ref|XXX Corps had 477 tanks available, XIII Corps 135 tanks available and the Tobruk garrison a further 126. 339 of their tanks were various cruiser models, with 210 of them being the latest A15 Crusader. 201 of the total number of tanks were Infantry tanks, the vast majority being Matilda II's. 173 of the total were M3 Stuarts and the remaining 25 were other various light tanks. |group=note}} 724 aircraft (616 serviceable){{#tag:ref|650 planes (550 serviceable) were based within Egypt and the remaining 74 (66 serviceable) were based in Malta. |group=note}} 390{{#tag:ref|70x Panzer II, 139x Panzer III, 35x Panzer IV L/24 and 146 Fiat M13/40. |group=note}}–414 tanks{{#tag:ref|260 German (15x Panzer I, 40x Panzer II, 150 Panzer III, 55x Panzer IV L/24) and 154 Italian tanks. ~800 tanks destroyed, damaged, or broken down 340 tanks destroyed or damaged{{#tag:ref|Editorial comment made by Liddell Hart, he states this figure includes both German and Italian tank losses. {{Campaignbox Western Desert}} }}