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British County Divisions (130 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The British County Divisions of the Second World War were raised by the British Army in 1941 as a defence against a planned German invasion of Britain
Second Army (United Kingdom) (972 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The British Second Army was a field army active during the First and Second World Wars. During the First World War the army was active on the Western Front
Lincolnshire County Division (330 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Lincolnshire County Division was a short-lived formation of the British Army, formed in the Second World War. The headquarters were formed on 24 February
First Army (United Kingdom) (723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The First Army was a formation of the British Army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. The First Army included Indian and Portuguese forces
Norfolk County Division (251 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Norfolk County Division was short lived of the British Army formed during the Second World War. It was formed on 24 December 1940, and disbanded on
42nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (578 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 42nd Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army raised during the Second World War. The division was formed in late 1941 by converting
9th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (535 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 9th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army, raised during the Second World War. It never saw active service during the war
Northumberland County Division (500 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Northumberland County Division was a formation of the British Army in the Second World War, its headquarters were formed on 24 February 1941. It ceased
Hampshire County Division (270 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Hampshire County Division was a short-lived formation of the British Army, located in South East England on the coast of the English Channel. It was
Essex County Division (327 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Essex County Division was a short-lived formation of the British Army formed in the Second World War on 18 February 1941 by the redesignation of the
8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (987 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 8th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War. It was deployed to Egypt in June 1942 but never operated
Fourth Army (United Kingdom) (1,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Fourth Army was a field army that formed part of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The Fourth Army was formed on 5 February
British Army of the Rhine (1,421 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) is the name given to two British Army formations of the same name. Both were originally occupation forces in Germany,
Durham and North Riding County Division (467 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Durham and North Riding County Division was a coastal defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. It existed only from 12 March
Canadian Corps (1,613 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division
11th (East Africa) Division (507 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 11th (East Africa) Infantry Division was a British infantry division consisting of troops from the British Colonial Auxiliary Forces which was formed
III Corps (United Kingdom) (1,486 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
III Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War. In 1876, a mobilisation scheme for eight army
IX Corps (United Kingdom) (1,249 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
IX Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that existed during the First and the Second World Wars. The IX Corps was formed in England in
Ninth Army (United Kingdom) (197 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Ninth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, formed on 1 November 1941 by the renaming of Headquarters, British
X Corps (United Kingdom) (1,203 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
X Corps was a corps of the British Army that served in the First World War on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. The corps was re-formed
XIII Corps (United Kingdom) (1,107 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
13th Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that fought on the Western Front during the First World War and was reformed for service during
8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) (1,218 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the First and Second World Wars. The division was first
I Airborne Corps (United Kingdom) (287 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The I Airborne Corps was an airborne forces corps raised by the British Army during the Second World War. Together with the U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps it
3rd Infantry Division (South Africa) (488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The South African 3rd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the South African Army during World War II. This division was formed in South Africa
Dorset County Division (932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Dorset County Division was formed on 24 February 1941. However it did not take over operational commitments from Southern Area until March 10 and it
XI Corps (United Kingdom) (821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
XI Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Expeditionary Force, active during the First World War that served on the Western Front and in Italy
Arab Legion (1,497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Arab Legion (Arabic: الفيلق العربي) was the police force, then regular army, of the Emirate of Transjordan, a British protectorate, in the early part
10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (1,361 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 10th Armoured Division was an armoured formation of division-size of the British Army, raised during the Second World War and was active from 1941–1944
VIII Corps (United Kingdom) (1,428 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars. In the latter, it took part in the Normandy Campaign
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1,983 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was originally a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in
2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade (881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade formed in 1940 with its headquarters in Singapore following the wartime expansion and reinforcement
2nd (African) Division (1,236 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 2nd (African) Division was a British Empire colonial unit that fought during the Second World War. On 19 July 1940, the 2nd (African) Division was
Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom) (1,718 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during the Second World War. As well as British Army
81st (West Africa) Division (1,439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 81st (West African) Division was formed under British control during the Second World War. It took part in the Burma Campaign. The inspiration for
36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) (874 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 36th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during the Second World War. The division was subsequently redesignated as
British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force (798 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force (BSIPDF) was a locally recruited military unit in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate during
Twelfth Army (United Kingdom) (649 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Twelfth Army was a British Army formation during the Second World War. The Twelfth Army denotation was actually used twice; firstly, in 1943, for a
1st (African) Division (1,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 1st (African) Division was a British Empire colonial unit during the Second World War. The division was formed on 24 July 1940 in East Africa. On 24
XII Corps (United Kingdom) (1,717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
XII Corps was an army corps of the British Army that fought in the First and Second World Wars. In the First World War, it formed part of the British Salonika
Twelfth Army (United Kingdom) (649 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Twelfth Army was a British Army formation during the Second World War. The Twelfth Army denotation was actually used twice; firstly, in 1943, for a
6th Infantry Division (India) (501 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 6th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II, created on 1 March 1941 in Secunderabad. On 11 September 1941
1st Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) (1,476 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 1st Cavalry Division was a regular Division of the British Army during the First World War where it fought on the Western Front. During the Second
Somaliland Camel Corps (1,308 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Somaliland Camel Corps (SCC) was a Rayid unit of the British Army based in British Somaliland. It lasted from the early 20th century until 1944. In
List of Allied deception formations in World War II (366 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Footnotes HQ NZ Maadi Camp: HQ 6 NZ Division HQ Company, II NZ Maadi Camp: 6 NZ Div Defence Platoon 1 NZ Works Section: 25 NZ Field Company NZ Artillery
List of British Commands and Army groups (230 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This is a list of British Army commands and army groups. It is intended as a central point of access information about British formations of that size
26th Indian Infantry Division (713 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 26th Indian Infantry Division, was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. It fought in the Burma Campaign. When the Japanese
XI Corps (India) (969 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The XI Corps of the Indian Army is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command. XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab
9th Infantry Division (India) (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 9th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. The division formed part of Indian III Corps in the Malaya
2nd South African Infantry Division (1,242 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The South African 2nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa during World War II. The division was formed
Sudan Defence Force (2,871 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Sudan Defence Force (SDF) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces unit raised in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in 1925 to assist local police in internal
Tenth Army (United Kingdom) (514 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Tenth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War. It was created in Iraq and formed from the major part of "Paiforce" (Persia
25th Indian Infantry Division (936 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 25th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II which fought in the Burma Campaign. It was re-raised
43rd Armoured Division (India) (222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 43rd Indian Armoured Division was an armoured division of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in July 1942. It never saw any combat
Devon and Cornwall County Division (1,910 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Devon and Cornwall County Division was a County Division of the British Army created during the Second World War. It was formed on 28 February 1941
VII Corps (United Kingdom) (1,918 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
VII Corps was an army corps of the British Army active in the First and Second World Wars. In the early part of the Second World War it was part of the
Cape Corps (1,254 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Cape Corps and its predecessor units were the main military organisations in which the Coloured members of South Africa's population served. As one
31st Indian Armoured Division (629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 31st Indian Armoured Division was an armoured division of the Indian Army during World War II, formed in 1940, originally as the 1st Indian Armoured
XV Corps (British India) (638 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The XV Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Indian Army, which was formed in India during the Second World War. It took part in the Burma Campaign
II Corps (United Kingdom) (2,850 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The II Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War. There had also been a short-lived II Corps
4th Canadian Division (2,001 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 4th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army. The division was first created as a formation of the Canadian Corps during the First World
12th Infantry Division (India) (142 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 12th RAPID Division is a division of the Indian Army. It was formed during World War II in January 1943, in Persia. It was renamed South Persia Area
III Corps (India) (1,436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The III Corps is a formation of the Indian Army that was formed during World War I in Mesopotamia during its respective campaign. Prior to the reorganization
11th Division (Australia) (1,206 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 11th Division was an Australian Army unit formed during World War II by the renaming of Milne Force in December 1942. Predominately a Militia formation
17th Infantry Division (India) (1,490 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 17th Infantry Division is a formation of the Indian Army. During the Second World War, it had the distinction of being continually in combat during
Fiji Infantry Regiment (1,095 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Fiji Infantry Regiment is the main combat element of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. It is a light infantry regiment consisting of six battalions
Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps (804 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps was a regiment of the Ceylon Defence Force, which existed between 1900 and 1949. It was a volunteer (reserve) regiment
14th Indian Infantry Division (1,175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 14th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. It fought in the Arakan Campaign 1942–43, and was subsequently
XXX Corps (United Kingdom) (3,745 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
XXX Corps (30 Corps) was a corps of the British Army during the Second World War. The corps was formed in the Western Desert in September 1941. It provided
2nd Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) (3,081 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division (2nd AA Division) was an Air Defence formation of the British Army from 1935 to 1942. It controlled anti-aircraft gun and
23rd Indian Infantry Division (1,259 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 23rd Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. It fought in the Burma Campaign. It was then reformed
List of British anti-aircraft brigades of the Second World War (120 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This is a list of British anti-aircraft brigades that existed during the Second World War. British Army during the Second World War Joslen 2003, p. 399
3rd Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) (3,247 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 3rd Anti-Aircraft Division was an air defence formation of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army, created in the period of tension before
8th Canadian Infantry Division (347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 8th Canadian Infantry Division was a military formation of the Canadian Army that served within Pacific Command in Western Canada during World War
6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom) (3,166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 6th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War. Despite its name, the 6th was actually the
14th Indian Infantry Division (1,175 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 14th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. It fought in the Arakan Campaign 1942–43, and was subsequently
XXXIII Corps (British India) (627 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The British Indian XXXIII Corps was a corps-sized formation of the Indian Army during the Second World War. It was disbanded and the headquarters was recreated
8th Canadian Infantry Division (347 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 8th Canadian Infantry Division was a military formation of the Canadian Army that served within Pacific Command in Western Canada during World War
6th Canadian Infantry Division (1,026 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 6th Canadian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Canadian Army, formed in 1942 during the Second World War. It was attached to Pacific
List of British airborne brigades of the Second World War (495 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Impressed by the German airborne force during the 1940 Battle of France, the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, ordered the creation of a paratrooper
Native Military Corps (1,798 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Native Military Corps (NMC) was a South African military unit during World War II. It consisted of Black South African volunteers recruited into the
List of British Empire corps of the Second World War (569 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This is a list of corps serving within the armies of the British Empire during the Second World War. A Corps was either a temporary military formation
5th Infantry Division (India) (2,409 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 5th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II that fought in several theatres of war and was nicknamed
4th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) (3,442 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 4th Anti-Aircraft Division (4th AA Division) was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army, created in the period of tension before the
5th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) (2,338 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 5th Anti-Aircraft Division (5th AA Division) was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army, created in the period of tension before the
7th Division (Australia) (3,690 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 7th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army. It was formed in February 1940 to serve in World War II, as part of the Second Australian
List of British Commonwealth divisions in the Second World War (317 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This is a list of army divisions serving within the British Empire during the Second World War. Military formations within the British Empire were generally
39th Infantry Division (India) (1,675 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
39th Indian Infantry Division (originally the 1st Burma Division) was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II, which became a training
IV Corps (United Kingdom) (3,119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
IV Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army, formed in both the First World War and the Second World War. During the First World War the corps
7th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) (3,550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 7th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army, first established by The Duke of Wellington as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army
1st Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) (3,785 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 1st Anti-Aircraft Division (1st AA Division) was an Air Defence formation of the British Army before and during the early years of the Second World
Bikaner Camel Corps (462 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Bikaner Camel Corps was a unit of Imperial Service Troops from India that fought for the Allies in World War I and World War II. The Corps was founded
List of British special service brigades of the Second World War (1,289 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
In mid-1940, after the defeat of the World War II Allies in the Battle of France, the British Army began raising a raiding force. The army intended that
Divisional insignia of the British Army (3,192 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Formation signs at the division level were first introduced in the British Army in the First World War. They were intended (initially) as a security measure
XXXIV Corps (British India) (169 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Indian XXXIV Corps was formed in March 1945 to be part of the British Fourteenth Army for Operation Zipper, the invasion of British Malaya. Significant
Royal Hong Kong Regiment (2,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) (RHKR(V)) (Chinese: 皇家香港軍團(義勇軍), formed in May 1854, was a local auxiliary militia force funded and administered
V Corps (United Kingdom) (4,272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
V Corps was an army corps of the British Army that saw service in both the First and the Second World Wars. It was first organised in February 1915 and
6th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) (4,765 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 6th Anti-Aircraft Division (6th AA Division) was an air defence formation created within Anti-Aircraft Command of Britain's Territorial Army just before
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) (5,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed as the Western Army on 10 September 1941, in Egypt, before
British Indian Army (5,691 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, was the main military force of the British Indian Empire until 1947.
List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada (5,706 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This article contains a List of Facilities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) in Canada. The BCATP was a major program for training
4th Division (Australia) (4,075 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The Australian 4th Division was formed in the First World War during the expansion of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) infantry brigades in February
Guards Armoured Division (4,053 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Guards Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War. The division was created in the United Kingdom on
List of British Commonwealth and Empire brigades of the Second World War (1,189 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This is a list of army brigades of the British Commonwealth and Empire during the Second World War. These brigades were often part of larger military formations
2nd Burma Infantry Brigade (204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 2nd Burma Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Burma Army during World War II. It was formed in July 1941. The Brigade was then disbanded
Indian XXI Corps (82 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Indian XXI Corps was an Army Corps of the Indian Army during the Second World War. It served in the Tenth Army in 1942. Lieutenant-General Mosley Mayne
Indian Platoon (639 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Indian Platoon was the only Fiji Indian military unit created in Fiji and existed from 1934 to 1941. The platoon was eventually disbanded following
10th Indian Infantry Division (3,979 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 10th Indian Infantry Division was a war formed infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. In four years, the division travelled over
4th Infantry Division (India) (4,959 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian
8th Infantry Division (India) (4,012 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 8th Mountain Division was raised as the 7th Indian Infantry division of the British Indian Army. It is now part of the Indian Army and specialises
1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) (5,226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 1st Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the British Army during the Second World War. The division was formed in late 1941 during
7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (6,405 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 7th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army. It was formed as the Mobile Division (Egypt) on 27 September 1938, after increased
Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (2,139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR) is an infantry regiment of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The regiment is descended from the Australian
List of British colonial divisions in World War II (109 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The following divisions from British Crown Colonies served in World War II: Divisions of the British Army [1] 1st African Division 2nd African Division
Chindits (6,723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944
1st Canadian Division (5,291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 1st Canadian Division (French: 1re Division du Canada) is a joint operational command and control formation based at CFB Kingston, and falls under
6th (United Kingdom) Division (5,289 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 6th (United Kingdom) Division is an active division of the British Army, which has been raised numerous times as needed over the last 200 years. It
Hong Kong Chinese Regiment (410 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Hong Kong Chinese Regiment (HKCR) was a regiment that was raised by the British Army shortly before the Battle of Hong Kong during World War II. The
Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force (1,362 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force (HKNVR) was a volunteer navy established in 1933. In 1939, it was granted the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve status
5th Division (Australia) (6,410 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 5th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army which served during the First and Second World Wars. The division was formed in February
List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Australia (1,172 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This is a List of facilities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Australia (BCATP), a major program for training Royal Australian Air Force
Burma Corps (2,568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Burma Corps ('Burcorps') was an Army Corps of the Indian Army during the Second World War. It was formed in Prome, Burma, on 19 March 1942, took part
Hong Kong Volunteer Company (386 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Hong Kong Volunteer Company (Chinese: 香港志願連) was a company of British-Chinese soldiers that escaped Japanese occupied Hong Kong, and served with the British
2nd Division (Australia) (7,815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 2nd Division of the Australian Army, also known as the 2nd (Australian) Division, commands all the Reserve brigades in Australia. These are the 4th
Caribbean Regiment (2,142 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Caribbean Regiment (fully the First Caribbean Regiment or 1st Caribbean Regiment, and sometimes referred to as the Carib Regiment) was a regiment of
1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (8,519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 1st Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army. It was formed as the Mobile Division on 24 November 1937, after several years of
2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom) (7,821 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 2nd Armoured Division was a division of the British Army that was active during the early stages of the Second World War. The division's creation had
1st (United Kingdom) Division (7,805 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The 1st (United Kingdom) Division is an active division of the British Army that has been formed and disestablished numerous times between 1809 and the
List of British deception formations in World War II (3,727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
During the Second World War, the British Army made extensive use of fictional formations as part of various military deception efforts to inflate their
List of British divisions in World War II (5,961 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
During the Second World War, the basic tactical formation used by the majority of combatants was the division. It was a self-contained formation that possessed
Force 136 (8,309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Force 136 was a far eastern branch of the British World War II intelligence organisation, the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Originally set up in
1st South African Infantry Division (9,728 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The 1st South African Infantry Division was an infantry division of the army of the Union of South Africa. During World War II the division served in East
Higher formation insignia of the British Army (2,411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This page displays the formation signs of higher formations (above division) of the British Army during the First and Second World Wars, and after. For
South African Army order of battle 1940 (1,641 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
This page details the South African Army order of battle in 1940, before and after the formation of expeditionary forces. Defence Headquarters: Pretoria
List of British mobile brigades during the Second World War (5,148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
During the Second World War, the British Army maintained and created several mechanised, motorised, and horse-based brigades that were not infantry-based
Fiji Guerrillas (761 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
The Fiji Guerrillas were a commando battalion consisting of two commando companies, raised by the New Zealand Army for service during World War II. The
Essential Services Protection Corps (374 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Essential Services Protection Corps was a Union Defence Force (UDF) unit formed in South Africa in October 1939. It was formed to maintain internal security
British Army during the Second World War (17,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
At the start of 1939, the British Army was, as it traditionally always had been, a small volunteer professional army. At the beginning of the Second World
Lascar (5,056 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
lascars working on British merchant ships in and around the British Empire. In World War II thousands of lascars served in the war and died on vessels