Miteirya

By 01:00 on 27 July, 24th Australian Infantry Brigade was to have captured the eastern end of the Miteirya ridge and would exploit toward the north-west.

In the early hours of 27 July, the Australian 24th Brigade—supported by 44th Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) and strong fighter cover from the air—assaulted Miteirya ridge (known as "Ruin ridge" to the Australians).

The Australian 24th Brigade managed to take their objectives on Miteirya Ridge by 02:00 of 27 July.

The lifting of mines on the Miteirya Ridge and beyond took far longer than planned and the leading unit, 8th Armoured Brigade, was caught on their start line at 22:00—zero hour—by an air attack and were scattered.

Then 2nd Armoured Brigade would pass through the centre of the infantry objectives to exploit toward Deir el Shein and the Miteirya Ridge.

The South Africans were to make and mark a gap in the minefields to the south-east of Miteirya by midnight of 26/27 July.

They now sat atop Miteirya Ridge in the south-east.

Young, Peter, p. 260 The thrust that night by 10th Armoured Division from Miteirya Ridge failed.