I'm having a bit of a problem getting my head around this. The 1st Guards brigade covered some of the largest distances in MT in the 1st Army...
A query about this regarding British units in WW2 cropped up on another forum today, and reminded me of how vague my knowledge is on the subject....
ARMY and CORPS HEADQUARTERS This page contains 2nd Army Headquarters. War Establishment XIV/250/1. May 1944. 2nd Army Headquarters. War...
21 ARMY GROUP HEADQUARTERS. This was a very large and complex organisation. In common with most headquarters it consisted of a small Tactical...
Royal Marines and Paras may face merger in controversial military shake-up | Mail Online "The Royal Marines could be merged with the Paras to...
Hi My father's unit were told that they were due to embark for overseas on 16th Dec 1941. However on 17th Dec the Unit war diary (it was an...
Anyone come across this rank before? I assume the PSM is Platoon Sergeant Major if so was it a exclusive rank to Infantry Battalions? Any...
See also Grenadier Guards, Other Ranks: unofficial Nominal Roll by Army Number order From The Grenadier Guards in the war of 1939-1945, by Nigel...
Is there listed anywhere the definitions of ranks of Sergeant / Sergeant Major within the British Army? I am to say the least a little confused...
I discovered that on Dday my father was on a destroyer escorting a convoy of 36 landing ships that carried 22nd Armoured Brigade from Southend to...
I was wondering why the British Army is called what it is (without the "Royal" preceding it) unlike the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. I...
Y'all probably long ago found this site but I am going to post it for blind Toms like me who have just joined the forum and have not read all the...
Hi, my first question so please be kind. :) Am i right in thinking that during World War Two a soldier was placed primarily under a Army/Corps,...
who can tell me what makes the following how many men etc a unit a division a regiment a brigade a squadran a batalian etc the reason i ask is...
This subject has puzzled me for a while, was Monty just a General in the right place at the right time, and would any other British General have...
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