I am looking at the 45th RTR history in Egypt on behalf of my partner and i am struggling to be certain of the Regiments size and structure. I do...
TOWARDS A MECHANISED ARMY. THE BRITISH ARMY 1938. INTRODUCTION. It is often thought, and said, that the British Army had not prepared itself...
Hi all, Having seen references in the "167 Brigade at Anzio" thread to British battle patrols I thought it might be useful to collect any...
Hi all, I was reflecting on some things to do with doctrine. From what I have researched, the British Army did not start using self propelled...
Hi all, In 1945 (iirc after at least VE day) Field Marshal Alexander proposed that anti-tank duties should be transferred to the Royal Armoured...
After a few years wallowing in unit war diaries where both terms describe the same thing, I'd come to think there was no difference. Then I found...
I am trying to establish how many guns a Motor infantry battalion anti-tank company would have in the Desert campaign in North Africa in July...
Picked this up fairly recently, gives a bit of an idea of the admin for a draft as well as having a list of those included - I've transcribed the...
In the British Army during the Second World War, were any special arrangements made in terms of worship or diet for soldiers of faiths other than...
Anyone ever come across this terminology before as something formally defined? Context is the Carrier Pl (four sections) of an Infantry Bn...
I would like to find out if the nominal strength of a Battalion (or, to be more precise, of the 2nd London Rifle Brigade, later 8th Rifle Brigade)...
Hi Can anyone tell me what the role of an Infantry Holding Battalion would have been and where 3 Infantry Holding Battalion would have been...
I have read a few of Robert Lyman's books, on the British Indian Army, and recently took a free subscription to his Substack offerings. Today he...
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I have just joined, so please forgive me if this has been discussed previously. I am trying to get an accurate breakdown of the structure of a...
Hi, whilst going through gallantry citations for the closing stages of the Italian Campaign I found some recommendations made by the Deputy...
Hi all, I am wondering whether the 126th, 127th, and 128th Field Regiments in 51st Division (post-1940) had usual pairings with particular...
As part of my research into the service of Colonel L E A Gwynne CBE, I am trying to establish the strength of the units under his command during...
On paper, infantry battalion stretcher bearers and signallers were assigned to battalion HQ (later HQ Company). In action they worked with the...
Hello,Can someone tell me how much men were in a battalion? Most of the Bef battalions went into Belgium en retreted then first to the Tourcoing-...
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