▁Second - line ▁troops ▁ 6 1 st ▁Corps ▁Reserve ▁ 1 4 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ( G erman ) ▁– ▁ 2 ▁batt al ions , ▁ 1 2 ▁machine ▁guns ▁Bulgar ian ▁and ▁German ▁art illery ▁– ▁ 3 2 ▁guns , ▁ ▁Third - line ▁troops ▁Army ▁reserve ▁ 2 / 8 ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁– ▁ 8 ▁batt al ions , ▁ 2 9 ▁machine ▁guns ▁ ▁Total ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁Cr na ▁B end ▁sector ▁– ▁ 4 0 ▁batt al ions , ▁ 2 4 6 ▁machine ▁guns , ▁ 1 2 2 ▁guns ▁ ▁Al lies ▁ ▁The ▁Al lied ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Cr na ▁B end ▁were ▁occupied ▁by ▁troops ▁of ▁various ▁national ity . ▁The ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sector ▁was ▁entr usted ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁which ▁faced ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 2 nd ▁division ▁along ▁a ▁ 1 0 , 5 ▁kilometer ▁front . ▁The ▁remaining ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sector ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁I ▁Group ▁of ▁Div isions ▁which ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁cover ▁a ▁ 1 0 , 5 ▁kilometer ▁front ▁line . ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁May ▁the ▁Al lies ▁managed ▁to ▁concent rate ▁a ▁large ▁force ▁of ▁inf antry ▁and ▁art illery ▁that ▁out number ed ▁the ▁Bulg ari ans ▁and ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁First - line ▁troops ▁ 3 5 th ▁Italian ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁( General ▁Giuseppe ▁P enn ella ) ▁Sic ilia ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁– ▁ 6 ▁batt