Refimprove date August 2010 Infobox military unit unit name FirstArmy image File First Army.jpg 100px caption Emblem of the British FirstArmy 1942 1943 dates First World War br 1914 1918 br Second World War br 1942 1943 country UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland allegiance branch ... anniversaries decorations battle honours The FirstArmy was a army field army of the British Army ..., the FirstArmy also included Indian Army Indian and Portuguese Army Portuguese forces during the First World War and US Army American and French Army French during the Second World War. First World War The FirstArmy was part of the British Army during World War I British Army during the First World ... War I British Expeditionary Force were divided into the FirstArmy under Lieutenant General Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Sir Douglas Haig and the British Second Army Second Army Horace Smith Dorrien . FirstArmy having the I Corps UnitedKingdom I Corps , IV Corps UnitedKingdom IV Corps and the Indian Corps under command. ref THE SILENT GENERAL HORNE OF THE FIRSTARMY, Don Farr, P.39 ref The FirstArmy suffered reverses at Vimy Ridge in May 1916 and at Fromelles the following month. From 1917, the FirstArmy also included the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps . The FirstArmy took part in the Hundred ... Second World War The FirstArmy was also part of the British Army during the Second World War . It was formed ... Noel Anderson Sir Kenneth Anderson . FirstArmy headquarters was formally activated on 9 November ... consisted of four corps, the II Corps United States U.S. II Corps , the V Corps UnitedKingdom British ... ready to strike. Supported by elements of XII Tactical Air Command and No. 242 Group RAF , FirstArmy ... at least, equalled Stalingrad . Shortly after the surrender, FirstArmy disbanded, having served its purpose. See also Portal World War II British FirstArmy order of battle, 20 April 1943 British FirstArmy order of battle, 4 May 1943 Notes Reflist References Cite book first1 Major General ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name FirstUnited States Army image File 1st Army.svg caption Shoulder Sleeve ... Unit Insignia identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label The FirstUnited States Army is a field army of the United States Army . It now serves a mobilization, readiness and training command. Establishment and World War I FirstArmy was established on August 10, 1918 as a field army when ... in time of national need. FirstArmy was located in the northeast United States and was activated ... that effort. Post War and Peacetime Missions FirstArmy returned to the United States in 1946. Since .... Twenty years later, in 1966, FirstArmy and Second United States Army Second Army were merged and relocated ... States Army. Background The insignia was approved on 1969 01 27. Lineage The FirstUnited States ... 1, 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, FirstUnited States Army. Merger of First and Second ... BOOKS Lineage ACDSB FUSA.htm title FirstUnited States Army Reflist 2 References More ..., D.C. Government Printing Office, 1961. Borovatz, Frank M. FirstUnited States Army A Working Army . Army Digest 25 February 1970 4 8. A Brief History of the FirstUnited States Army From 1918 .... History of the United States FirstArmy . Fort Jay, 1953. FirstUnited States Army Combat Operations ... Army Report of Operations, 20 October 1943 1 August 1944 . 7 vols. Paris, 1944. FirstUnited States ... Printing Office, 1946. FirstUnited States Army Report of Operations, 23 February 8 May 1945 . 3 vols ... FUSA.htm chapter FirstUnited States Army publisher United States Army Center of Military History url ... United States of America allegiance Image United States Department of the Army Seal.svg 20px link United ... roles in World War II . FirstArmy was inactivated in April 1919. The Years Between the World Wars ... army, it was commanded by General Dennis E. Nolan . Until 1942, FirstArmy s commander was always ..., New York and Third Corps Area was located at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. Since FirstArmy ... more details
The military of a number of countries have a FirstArmyFirstArmy Australia Australian FirstArmyFirstArmy Austria Hungary Austro Hungarian FirstArmyFirstArmyUnitedKingdom British FirstArmyFirstArmy Bulgaria Bulgarian FirstArmyFirst Canadian Army Canadian FirstArmy Republic of China FirstArmy National Revolutionary ArmyFirstArmy and New FirstArmyFirstArmy France French FirstArmyFirstArmy Germany German FirstArmyFirstArmy Greece Greek FirstArmyFirstArmy Hungary Hungarian FirstArmyFirstArmy Italy Italian FirstArmy Japanese FirstArmyFirstArmy Ottoman Empire Ottoman FirstArmy Polish FirstArmyFirstArmy Romania Romanian FirstArmyFirstArmy Russian Empire Russian FirstArmyFirstArmy Serbia Serbian FirstArmy 1st Red Banner Army Soviet Union FirstArmy Turkey Turkish FirstArmyFirstUnited States ArmyFirstArmy Yugoslavia Yugoslavian FirstArmy disambig de 1. Armee fr 1re Arm e ja 1 no F rste arm pl 1 Armia ru 1 tr 1. Ordu uk 1 ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name FirstUnited States Army Group image File 1st Army Group.svg 150px caption Insignia of FirstUnited States Army Group dates 1944 country United States of America allegiance branch type Army Group role diversion phantom formation size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles notable commanders Omar N. Bradley br George S. Patton, Jr. George S. Patton anniversaries FirstUnited States Army Group was a fictitious Army Group invented by the Allies of World War II Allies in World War II prior to Invasion of Normandy D Day , as part of Operation Quicksilver WWII Operation Quicksilver , which was designed to military deception deceive the Nazi Germany Germans about where the Operation Overlord invasion of France would take place. To attract Axis powers of World War II Axis attention, George S. Patton, Jr. George S. Patton was placed in command of the fabricated formation. History First U.S. Army Group&mdash often abbreviated FUSAG &mdash was activated in London in 1943 as the planning formation for the Allied invasion of France under General Omar Bradley . When Twelfth United States Army Group was activated on 1 August 1944, Bradley and his staff transferred to the headquarters of the new army group. Despite a lack of personnel, FUSAG continued to exist on paper ... to aid deception efforts and to accommodate actual needs Fourteenth United States Army Fourth ArmyUnitedKingdom See also Portal United States Army Operation Fortitude Double Cross System Operation ... led Twenty firstArmy Group under Bernard Montgomery . The deception worked so well that even ... http www.globalsecurity.org military agency army fusag.htm GlobalSecurity First US Army Group US Army ... Army groups of the United States Army 01 Category Military camouflage Category World War II deception operations da First U.S. Army Group de 1. US Heeresgruppe es Primer Grupo de Ej rcito de Estados ... more details
. The army was nickname d Gough s Mobile Army , a name which had first belonged to the British ...Unreferenced date December 2009 The Reserve Army was a army field army of the British Army during World War I and part of the British Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary Force during the World War I First World War . Under the command of Lieutenant General UnitedKingdom Lieutenant General Hubert Gough Sir Hubert Gough , the Reserve Army was formed on 23 May 1916 prior to the Battle of the Somme 1916 Battle of the Somme and was renamed the British Fifth Army Fifth Army in October of that year. The intended purpose of the army was to carry out the breakthrough phase of the Somme offensive once General Henry S. Rawlinson Sir Henry Rawlinson s British Fourth Army Fourth Army had ... under Fourth Army control, making the Reserve Army little more than a glorified corps. In the evening of the first day on the Somme , 1 July 1916, the British Commander in Chief General Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Sir Douglas Haig relieved Rawlinson s Fourth Army of responsibility for the northern ... of the cavalry divisions was retained by the Fourth Army. Gough would not officially assume his ... attack on Beaumont Hamel , thereby no doubt saving many lives. The Reserve Army officially ... I Anzac Corps and the Canadian Corps were also added to the Reserve Army strength. For the next few months there were no major offensives on the Reserve Army front. The most significant effort was made at Battle of Pozi res Pozi res and Mouquet Farm in late July and August. The Reserve Army s first major battle was the Battle of Thiepval Ridge which began on 26 September. For much of October the Reserve Army carried out a series of attacks known as the Battle of the Ancre Heights and on 30 October the Reserve Army was renamed the British Fifth Army Fifth Army . Category Field armies of the UnitedKingdom Category Battle of the Somme no Reservearmeen ... more details
The Fifth Army was a field army of the British Army during World War I and part of the British Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary Force during the World War I First World War . The Fifth Army was created on 30 October 1916 by renaming the British Reserve Army of General Sir Hubert Gough and as such it fought the Battle of the Ancre which became the final British effort in the Battle of the Somme 1916 Battle of the Somme . In 1917 the Fifth Army was involved in the Battle of Arras 1917 Battle of Arras and then the Third Battle of Ypres . In 1918 the Fifth Army took over a stretch of front line previous occupied by the France French south of the Somme River River Somme and on 21 March bore the brunt of the opening phase of the German Spring Offensive, known as Operation Michael Operation Michael . The failure of the Fifth Army to withstand the German advance led to Gough s dismissal and the disbanding of the broken army. In April and May 1918, the Fifth Army was nominally commanded by William Peyton General Sir William Peyton , ref http www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk donkey peyton.htm William Eliot Peyton at the web site of the CENTRE FOR FIRST WORLD WAR STUDIES online at bham.ac.uk accessed 19 January 2008 ref but when it was reformed as an army some months later, its command was given to General William Birdwood but, it saw little action in the remainder of the war. References reflist Category Field armies of the UnitedKingdom 05 Category Military units and formations established in 1916 de 5. Armee Vereinigtes K nigreich ... more details
India , Canada , Free French Forces , Greece , New Zealand , Poland , Rhodesia , South Africa and the UnitedKingdom. Significant formations which passed through the Army included V Corps UnitedKingdom British V Corps , British X Corps X Corps , XIII Corps UnitedKingdom XIII Corps , British XXX ... Willoughby Norrie and XIII Corps UnitedKingdom XIII Corps under Lieutenant General Alfred Reade ... this photo E 18474 with another E 18908 . Eighth Armyfirst went into action as an Army as part ... new offensives but it was Rommel who took the initiative first, forcing Eighth Army from the Gazala ... command of the army. The Panzer Army Afrika were eventually stopped by Auchinleck at the First battle ... Corps UnitedKingdom XIII Corps and British XXX Corps XXX Corps . At the beginning of November 1942 ... defenses in March 1943 and after further fighting alongside British FirstArmy , the other 18th Army ... 1944 to concentrate all forces, except the V Corps UnitedKingdom V Corps , on the western side ... V Corps UnitedKingdom British V Corps X Corps UnitedKingdom British X Corps XIII Corps UnitedKingdom British XIII Corps XXX Corps UnitedKingdom British XXX Corps I Canadian Corps Canadian I Corps ... of Manchester Category Field armies of the UnitedKingdom 08 Category Military units and formations ... Regne Unit de 8. Armee Vereinigtes K nigreich fr VIIIe arm e britannique it Eighth ArmyUnited ...Refimprove date March 2008 Infobox military unit unit name Eighth Army image File Eighth Army.jpg 100px caption Emblem of the British Eighth Army dates 1941 1945 country UnitedKingdom allegiance branch type Army role size command structure garrison equipment Commanders current commander ceremonial chief ... Army was one of the best known formations of the British Army during World War II , fighting in the North African campaign North African and Italian Campaign World War II Italian campaign s. It was a UnitedKingdom British formation, always commanded by British officers, however its personnel ... more details
UnitedKingdom British contribution to the Battle of the Somme 1916 Battle of the Somme . History On the first day on the Somme , eleven Fourth Army division military divisions XIII Corps UnitedKingdom XIII Corps , XV Corps UnitedKingdom XV Corps , III Corps UnitedKingdom III Corps , X Corps UnitedKingdom X Corps , and VIII Corps UnitedKingdom VIII Corps attacked astride the Albert Bapaume road. The attack was completely defeated on the northern sector so subsequent Fourth Army operations concentrated on the southern sector, handing control of the northern sector to the British Reserve Army Reserve Army . The plan for the Fourth Army during the 1917 Flanders offensive that became the Third ... the Fourth Army with different units was presented as part of FirstUnited States Army Group FUSAG ...The Fourth Army was a field army that formed part of the British Expeditionary Force World War I British Expeditionary Force during the World War I First World War . The Fourth Army was formed on 5 February ... AEF 30th Infantry Division AEF The 27th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army ... Army Center for Military History url http www.history.army.mil books Lineage M F index.htm first ... British 55th Infantry Division Northern Ireland 58th Division UnitedKingdom British 58th Infantry ... Infantry Division British 55th Infantry Division Three Bridges 58th Division UnitedKingdom ... armies of the UnitedKingdom 04 Category Military units and formations established in 1916 Category ... once a breakthrough had been achieved. As the Ypres fighting became bogged down, the Fourth Army divisions were drawn off as reinforcements until the army was effectively disbanded. The Fourth Army ... disbanding of the British Fifth Army Fifth Army during the German offensive known as Operation Michael Operation Michael . The Fourth Army spear headed the British Hundred Days 1918 Hundred Days ... Armistice in November, 1918. Composition The 4th Army BEF was the only British force with major ... more details
A total of thirteen divisions served with the Army 2nd Infantry Division UnitedKingdom 2nd Infantry ... periods of the Second World War it was composed of four corps IV Corps UnitedKingdom IV Corps ... Division UnitedKingdom 36th Infantry Division 81st West Africa Division 81st West Africa Infantry ... armies of the UnitedKingdom 14 Category Military units and formations established in 1943 Category ...No footnotes date April 2009 Infobox military unit unit name Fourteenth Army image File R1D730.jpg 100px caption Shoulder badge of Fourteenth Army dates 1943 1945 country UnitedKingdom allegiance branch British Army br British Indian Army type role size command structure garrison equipment Commanders ... symbol identification symbol 2 Culture and history nickname The Forgotten Army patron motto ... Burma The British Fourteenth Army was a multinational force comprising units from Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth countries during World War II . Many of its units were from the British Indian Army Indian Army as well as UnitedKingdom British units and there were also significant contributions from West and East Africa n divisions within the British Army . It was often referred to as the Forgotten Army because its operations in the Burma Campaign were overlooked by the contemporary press, and remained .... History Creation The army was formed in 1943 in eastern India . With the creation of South East Asia Command in late 1943, the Eastern Army which formerly controlled operations against the Imperial Japanese Army Japanese Army in Burma and also had large rear area responsibilities, was split into two ... . Fourteenth Army, part of the British 11th Army Group , became responsible for operations against the Japanese. The Army s commander was Lieutenant General William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim William Slim . Its principal subordinate formations were IV Corps UnitedKingdom IV Corps in Assam and XV Corps British India XV Corps in Rakhine State Arakan . During the early part of 1944, the Army also ... more details
over one of Fourteenth Army s main combat formations, IV Corps UnitedKingdom IV Corps which was temporarily ...During the Second World War, two formations called the British Twelfth Army were created, the first was formed ... was created in Burma in May of 1945. The first British Twelfth Army A British Twelfth Army was initially ... part of the Twelfth Army or its component corps. ref Ben MacIntyre. Operation Mincemeat . Bloomsbury. 2010. ISBN 9781408809211 ref ref name holt Corps III Corps UnitedKingdom British III Corps fictional XIV Corps UnitedKingdom British XIV Corps fictional XVI Corps UnitedKingdom British XVI Corps ... Division 4th Airborne Division UnitedKingdom British 4th Airborne Division fictional 5th Airborne Division UnitedKingdom British 5th Airborne Division fictional 5th Infantry Division UnitedKingdom British 5th Infantry Division Polish 7th Infantry Division 8th Armoured Division UnitedKingdom British ... fictional 33rd Division UnitedKingdom British 33th Infantry Division fictional 34th Division UnitedKingdom British 34th Infantry Division fictional 40th Infantry Division UnitedKingdom British ... World War Allied Military Deception in World War II Category Field armies of the UnitedKingdom 12 ... effort during 1943 would be to land the Twelfth Army in Greece and then advance into the eastern ... up with the Soviet Red Army . ref name Howard 86 Howard 1995 , p. 86 ref The deception plan attempted to convince the Germans that this army had twelve divisions under its control and was located ... J. Bacon, Second World War Deception ref The army s formation insignia was a trained Pinniped seal ... the formation of the second British Twelfth Army , its nominal existence was used to create the impression ... Infantry Division British 57th Infantry Division fictional The second British Twelfth Army The second British Twelfth Army was formed on 28 May 1945, to take control of operations in Burma from the British Fourteenth Army Fourteenth Army , which was being withdrawn to plan for Operation Zipper , the planned ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name Second Army image File 2nd british army badge large.gif 100px caption Emblem of the 2nd British Army dates World War I br 1914 1918 br World War II br 1943 1945 country UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland allegiance branch British Army type Army role size ... battle honours The British Second Army existed in both the First World War First and Second World War s. World War I The Second Army was part of the British Army during World War I , it was formed ... Pocket . The Second Army then commenced a dash across France in tandem with the Americans on its right, and the Canadians on its left. During the interim, I Corps had left the Second Army s control and been assigned to the First Canadian Army , and the British XII Corps had come into the line ... entered a holding phase. Whilst it pinned down the German forces facing it, the Canadian FirstArmy ... Plunder . It then headed across the North German Plain , with the First Canadian Army on its left wheeling ... XXX Corps I Corps UnitedKingdom British I Corps British 4th Armoured Brigade 4th Armoured Brigade ... UnitedKingdom 6th Guards Tank Brigade Guards Armoured Division 5th Guards Armoured Brigade 5th Guards ... Infantry Brigade 159th Infantry Brigade 3rd Infantry Division UnitedKingdom 3rd Infantry Division ... Field armies of the UnitedKingdom 02 Category Military units and formations established in 1914 ... Corps and the British IV Corps were assigned to Second Army. It spent most of the war around the Ypres ... as the British Army of the Rhine ref Edmonds 1987 ref Commanders 1914 1915 General Sir Horace Smith ..., 1944 The British Army during World War II formation was commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Miles Dempsey and served under the 21st Army Group . Two of its formations, British I Corps I Corps and British ... , still did not fall. The Second Army mounted several offensives to attempt its capture. The city ... east, the German Seventh Army was pinned by the Second Army and trapped in pockets around ... more details
unreferenced date October 2008 The term Polish Army in the UnitedKingdom refers either to the Polish Army Polish units stationed in England and Scotland during World War II , or more generally to all the Polish units Polish I Corps in the West Polish 1st Corps , Polish 2nd Corps , elements of Polish airforce and navy fighting alongside the Allies under British command in that conflict. Most of those units were formed from the Sikorski s Army in France and Polish volunteers who reached UK through various means. See Polish Armed Forces in the West for more details. Poland mil stub See also Polish contribution to World War II History of Poland 1939 1945 Category Military history of the UnitedKingdom during World War II Category Military history of Poland during World War II ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name Ninth Army image caption dates World War II br 1941 country UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland allegiance branch British Army type Army role size command structure Middle East Command garrison equipment Commanders notable commanders Insignia identification symbol identification symbol 2 Culture and history nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles World War II anniversaries decorations battle honours The Ninth Army was a formation of the British Army during World War II , formed on 1 November 1941 by the re designation of the HQ of the British Troops in Palestine and Kingdom of Jordan Transjordan ref cite web url http www.ordersofbattle.com UnitData.aspx?UniX 6890&Tab Uhi title HQ British Troops Palestine and Transjordan accessdate 2008 12 14 ref . The Ninth Army controlled British and Commonwealth land forces stationed in the eastern Mediterranean . ref cite web url http www.ordersofbattle.com UnitData.aspx?UniX 7077&Tab Sub title History and Commanders of 9 Army British Commonwealth accessdate 2008 12 14 ref Commanders General Henry Maitland Wilson Sir Henry Maitland Wilson ref name commanders cite web url http www.ordersofbattle.com UnitData.aspx?UniX 7077&Tab App title Commanders of the 9th Army accessdate 2008 12 14 ref Lieutenant General William Holmes British general Sir William George Holmes ref name commanders Portal World War II References Reflist Category Field armies of the UnitedKingdom 09 Category Military units and formations established in 1941 Category Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II 09 Army nl 9e Leger Verenigd Koninkrijk ... more details
www.ukrfa.org airdefence.doc The Territorial Army and Air Defence of Great Britain , UnitedKingdom ... their geographic location within the UnitedKingdom. Exceptions include the Army Medical Services and UKSF ... Regiment Army Air Corps UnitedKingdomArmy Air Corps 6 Volunteer Regiment AAC 7 Volunteer Regiment ... of the UnitedKingdom Category Territorial ArmyUnitedKingdom Category Military units and formations ... TD who is Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff UnitedKingdom Chief of the Defence Staff Reserves ... Volunteer Force Great Britain Volunteer Force , with the Militia UnitedKingdom Militia ... 1st Line 1st Cavalry Division UnitedKingdom 1st Cavalry Division 1st Line Yeomanry 42nd East Lancashire ... Division 55th West Lancashire Infantry Division 1st London Division UnitedKingdom 56th London Infantry ... the war, keeping its former role of supplying complete divisions to the regular Army until 1967. For the first ... Airborne Division UnitedKingdom 16th Airborne Division , a totally TA formation, was also raised at this time ... aircraft warfare anti aircraft cover for the UnitedKingdom until 1956. In that year Anti ... the Secretary of State for War informed the House of Commons of the UnitedKingdom House of Commons ... Kingdom 38th Irish Brigade London District British Army London District Current units British Army ... of Defence UnitedKingdom Ministry of Defence , and members may not be compelled to serve ...British Army The Territorial Army TA is the part time volunteer force of the British Army . With around 35,500 members, the TA forms about a quarter of the overall manpower strength of the British Army. ref http www.armyjobs.mod.uk territorial whatistheTA Pages default.aspx British Army website What ... or region, esp. to supplement a regular army in an emergency , military units and forces ... of the Territorial Army are often serving along side their regular counterparts, including operations ... date January 2010 , around 10 of the total. The annual budget of the Territorial Army is approximately ... more details
1942. Order of Battle 1942 Tenth Army commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Edward Quinan British III Corps , Lieutenant General Sir Desmond Anderson 5th Infantry Division UnitedKingdom 5th Infantry ... Category Field armies of the UnitedKingdom 10 Category Military units and formations established in 1942 ...Refimprove date December 2008 Infobox military unit unit name Tenth Army image caption dates World War II br 1942 1943 country UnitedKingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland allegiance branch British Army type Army role size command structure Middle East Command br Persia and Iraq Command garrison equipment Commanders current commander ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment notable commanders Insignia identification symbol identification symbol 2 Culture and history nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles World War II anniversaries decorations battle honours File Gen Sir EP Quinan.jpg thumb right General Sir Edward Quinan, Commander 10th Army The Tenth Army was a unit of the British Army during World War II created in Iraq and formed from the major part of Paiforce Iran Persia and Iraq Force . It was active in 1942 and 1943, and then disbanded. In April 1941 UnitedKingdom British and British Indian Army Indian troops had been deployed to Iraq from India under the command of General Sir Edward Quinan to protect British interests, in particular oil concessions, after a coup d etat had brought to power a government sympathetic to the Axis powers. The force was known as Iraqforce and was engaged in the Anglo Iraqi War which took place in April and May Iraqi rebellion and took part in the defeat of the Vichy forces in the subsequent Syria Lebanon campaign . Later in 1941 ... force . After the campaigns of 1941, Quinan s headquarters was redesignated Tenth Army and its main ... of this badge was a white Lion on a pale blue background. Tenth Army was initially part of British ... of the British Army in World War II 10 Army nl 10e Leger Verenigd Koninkrijk ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Third Army image caption dates World War I country UnitedKingdom allegiance branch British Army type Field Army role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles Battle of the Somme , Battle of Arras 1917 Battle of Arras , Battle of Cambrai 1917 Battle of Cambrai , Battle of Passchendale , Battle of Amiens 1918 Battle of Amiens notable commanders General Edmund Allenby br General Sir Julian Byng anniversaries The Third Army was a part of the British Army during World War I . World War I The third Army was part of the British Army during World War I and fought on the Western Front, in France. The battles it took part in included Battle of the Somme Battle of Cambrai 1917 Battle of Cambrai Battle of Arras 1917 Second Battle of Arras April 1917 Battle of Passchendale ref Burton, Pierre, Marching as to war , 2001, Toronto ref Battle of Amiens 1918 Battle of Amiens August 1918 Commanders General Edmund Allenby 23 October 1915 &ndash 9 June 1917 General Sir Julian Byng 9 June 1917 &ndash 11 November 1918 Notes and references reflist Category Field armies of the UnitedKingdom 03 UK mil unit stub de 3. Armee Vereinigtes K nigreich ... more details
Primary sources date January 2010 Infobox political party country the UnitedKingdom party name UnitedKingdomFirst Party colorcode UnitedKingdomFirst Party meta color party logo File UK First logo.png ... Alliance UnitedKingdomFirst Party accessdate 2 June 2009 ref , br Euroscepticism , br Conservatism ... www.ukfp.org The UnitedKingdomFirst Party is a small Populism populist , Eurosceptic ref name ideology UnitedKingdom British political party. It was created in 2009 and includes a number of former members of UnitedKingdom Independence Party . It fielded candidates in three English regions for the European Parliament election, 2009 UnitedKingdom 2009 European parliamentary elections ... UnitedKingdomFirst Party accessdate 2 June 2009 ref It has set out a brief summary of its policies ... http www.ukfp.org issues title What we stand for publisher UnitedKingdomFirst Party accessdate 2 June 2009 ref ref cite web url http www.ukfp.org policies title Our policies in brief publisher UnitedKingdomFirst Party accessdate 2 June 2009 ref This party appears to be defunct their website has disappeared. European Parliament election, 2009 Deleted image removed File UK First leaflet.JPG right ... UKF MEP statement title MEP Statement publisher UnitedKingdomFirst Party accessdate 2 June 2009 ... title Register of Political Parties last first coauthors date work publisher Electoral Commission UnitedKingdom Electoral Commission accessdate 2 June 2009 ref foundation 2009 ref name electoralcommission ... East . ref cite web url http www.ukfp.org candidates title Our candidates publisher UnitedKingdomFirst Party accessdate 2 June 2009 ref The party has agreed to work with the Popular Alliance UK ... Parliament election, 2009 UnitedKingdom 2009 included journalist and former presenter of One Man and His Dog , Robin Page journalist Robin Page , and former UnitedKingdom Independence Party chairman ... in the UnitedKingdom Category Nationalist parties in the UnitedKingdom ... more details
The Commander Field Army CFA has command over the Deployable Divisions of the British Army i.e. those divisions on full strength. The post is held by a Lieutenant General UnitedKingdom Lieutenant General and is based at HQ Land Forces . Structure The UK Field Army was first established in 1982 when the Deputy Commander in Chief at HQ Land Forces UK Land Forces was designated Commander of that formation. In 1995 the designation changed to Deputy Commander in Chief, Land Command. The Field Army was re established in 2003, under the LANDmark reorganisation. ref Lt Col Richard Quinlan, R Signals, HQ Theatre Troops, in News From Formations, The Wire, April 2003, p.127 ref The Commander of the Field Army has two deployable Divisions 1st Armoured Division UnitedKingdom 1st Armoured Division and 3rd Infantry Division UnitedKingdom 3rd Mechanised Division , HQ 6th Infantry Division UnitedKingdom 6th Division , Theatre Troops, Joint Helicopter Command , and Training Support under him. Recent Commanders Recent Commanders have been UK Field Army ref http web.archive.org web 20060117202520 www.regiments.org formations uk cmdarmy uk land.htm Regiments.org ref 1982 1984 Lieutenant General Edward Burgess British Army officer Sir Edward Burgess 1984 1987 Lieutenant General John Akehurst British Army officer Sir John Akehurst 1987 1990 Lieutenant General David Ramsbotham Sir David Ramsbotham 1990 1993 Lieutenant General Michael Wilkes Sir Michael Wilkes 1993 1994 Lieutenant General Michael Rose British Army officer Sir Michael Rose 1994 1995 Lieutenant General Richard Swinburn Sir Richard Swinburn Field Army ref Whitaker s Almanacks ref 2002 2003 Lieutenant General Cedric Delves Sir Cedric Delves 2003 2005 Lieutenant General Redmond Watt Sir Redmond Watt 2005 2007 Lieutenant General Robin ... General Barney White Spunner References reflist Category British Army appointments fr Commander Field Army ... more details
Aldergrove br 6 Regiment Territorial ArmyUnitedKingdom TA Reserve br 7 Regiment Territorial ArmyUnitedKingdom TA Reserve br 9 Regiment RAF Dishforth Dishforth ceremonial chief Charles, Prince of Wales ... Army Air Corps Credenhill , UnitedKingdom 25 Flight Army Air Corps Belize 29 BATUS Flight Army Air .... ref http www2.army.mod.uk aac units flights index.htm ref United Nations Flight Army Air Corps Nicosia Airport , Cyprus 2 Flight Army Air Corps Netheravon , UnitedKingdom assigned to ACE Mobile Force ... Main List of aircraft of the Army Air Corps See also List of active UnitedKingdom military aircraft ... Islander AL1 The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army , first formed in 1942. There are eight regiments 5 Regular Army, 2 Territorial Army, 1 training of the AAC as well as five Independent Flights and two Independent Squadrons deployed in support of British Army operations across the world. They are located in UnitedKingdom Britain , Belize , Brunei , Canada , and Germany . The AAC provides the offensive air elements of 16th Air Assault Brigade . History of the AAC The firstArmy Air Corps The British Armyfirst took to the sky during the 19th century with the use of observation ... theatres. Early in the war, Winston Churchill , Prime Minister of the UnitedKingdom , announced ... Regiment UnitedKingdom Parachute Regiment , and the Air Observation Post Squadrons. In 1944, the Special ... Regiment UnitedKingdom The Parachute Regiment , while the Glider Pilot Regiment and the Air ... List of Army Air Corps aircraft squadrons Australian Army Aviation Army Aviation Corps India United ...Infobox military unit unit name Army Air Corps image Image MAF0025.jpg 150px caption Cap Badge of the Army Air Corps dates 1942 1949 br 1957 present country flagicon UK UnitedKingdom allegiance branch British Army type Army aviation branch role Battlefield support and reconnaissance size 8 regiments ... RAF G tersloh G tersloh , Germany br 2 Regiment Army Air Corps Middle Wallop Middle Wallop br 3 ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name 32nd Army Tank Brigade abbreviation image caption dates 1941&ndash 1942 country UnitedKingdom allegiance British Crown branch British Army type Infantry Tank Infantry tank brigade role Infantry Support size Brigade command structure equipment Commanders Past Commanders ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment notable commanders Insignia identification symbol identification symbol 2 Culture and history nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles North African Campaign anniversaries decorations battle honours The 32nd Army Tank Brigade was an armoured formation of the British Army during World War II . It was formed in Egypt in September 1941. The brigade HQ was sent to Tobruk to take command of all Royal Armoured Corps units stationed there. In June 1942, a composite brigade was formed in Tobruk with surviving elements of the 1st Army Tank Brigade UnitedKingdom 1st Army Tank Brigade , which surrendered on 22 June after the fall of Tobruk. ref cite web accessdate 2009 10 23 publisher Order of Battle title 32 Tank Brigade url http www.ordersofbattle.com UnitData.aspx?UniX 1419&Tab Uh ref References Reflist UK mil unit stub Category Brigades of the British Army in World War II ... more details
unreferenced date October 2008 The British 1st Army Tank Brigade took part in Operation Crusader , being a part of the XIII Corps UnitedKingdom XIII Corps . Tied to the South African 2nd Division 2 South African Division , it took part in the conquest of Bardia December 1941 January 1942. It was at the time equipped with Valentine tank Valentine infantry tank s. Units 8th Royal Tank Regiment 42nd Royal Tank Regiment 44th Royal Tank Regiment 1941 1943 Battle honours Tobruk 1941 Gazala Defence of Alamein Line El Alamein See also British Army Order of Battle September 1939 External links http www.ordersofbattle.com UnitData.aspx?UniX 1396&Tab Sub&Titl 1 Army Tank Brigade UK mil unit stub Category Brigades of the British Army in World War II 1 Army Tank ... more details
companies was subject of a written question in the House of Commons of the UnitedKingdom House of Commons and the following companies were listed as Subsidiary subsidiaries of Army & Navy ref http hansard.millbanksystems.com ... Category Former co operatives of the UnitedKingdom Category Demutualized organizations Category Defunct retail companies of the UnitedKingdom Category Defunct department stores of the UnitedKingdom ...for the Canadian department store of this name Army & Navy Stores Canada Army & Navy Stores was the name of a department store group in the UnitedKingdom , the flagship of which was located on Victoria, London Victoria Street in London , England . House of Fraser acquired the group in 1976. The Victoria Street department store traded under the Army & Navy name, until 2005, when it was renamed House of Fraser Victoria . Each of the four selling floors holds a broad range of merchandise including clothing, accessories and cosmetics, furnishing, household and electrical goods. World of Food , a new food hall concept in House of Fraser stores introduced at Birmingham in 2003 , was opened on the Ground Floor to coincide with the store s relaunch under the House of Fraser name. Situated within the City .... History The store began as a co operative society , The Army & Navy Co operative Society , formed in 1871 by a group of army and navy Officer armed forces officer s. The intention was to supply articles ... in 1977 ref http www.thisislondon.co.uk news article 13533368 last post for army 38 navy store.do ... of goods. 1869 and 1894 Ordnance Survey ordnance survey maps of the Plimlico area show the Royal Army .... The same 1894 OS map also shows an Army and Navy Co operative Society s Stores toward the east end of Vincent St, Westminster. Currently where Marsham St joins John Islip St. Branches Army & Navy ... 1973 vol 864 cc113 5W ref William Harvey of Guildford Ltd. Harveys of Camberley Army & Navy Stores Bromley ... Official site http www.forgottenfutures1.webspace.virginmedia.com army navy Pages ... more details
used by the British Army in the 1960s and replaced by Clansman in the late 1970s. Clansman obsolescent main Clansman Clansman was the combat net radio system used by the British Army from the late 1970s until its replacement by Bowman. Footnotes Reflist DEFAULTSORT Army Communications And Information Systems UnitedKingdom Category British Army equipment Category Military radio systems ... in 1967, BRUIN was the Army s first area trunk network mounted in both wheeled and tracked ...The British Army operates a wide range of communications and information systems ref http www.army.mod.uk 3512.aspx Royal Signals Equipment ref . Some of these are specialised military systems, while others are procured off the shelf. They fall into three main categories satellite ground terminals, terrestrial trunk communications systems, and combat net radio systems. Every part of the British ArmyArmy and the uses combat net radio, but only the Royal Corps of Signals and the Royal Air Force operates trunk systems and multi channel satellite communications. Satellite ground terminals Satellite ... TSC 503 Data Sheet ref . It can be deployed in two forms the first is a rapid deployable terminal with 2MB ... www.armedforces.co.uk army listings l0103.html Talon www.armedforces.co.uk Talon Satellite Ground Terminals ... variants in service with the British Army , Royal Air Force and Royal Marines . Reacher Medium is a ruggedised ... for some years. It was carried in both Land Rover Army and BV 206 All Terrain Vehicles Royal Marines ... System 250 architecture. It was initially designed to meet the needs of the British Army of the Rhine ... and Radar Establishment RSRE , the British Army Royal School of Signals and industry. The Plessey .... It was the primary trunk communications system of the British Army of the Rhine from 1967 to 1982 ... Army s standard http www.militarytrucks.man mn.com en Products High Mobility Truck System.jsp MAN HX ... every part of the Army as well as the Royal Signals Trades specialists from the Royal Corps of Signals ... more details
The Yugoslavian FirstArmy was a field army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II . It was part of 2nd Army Group. Command FirstArmy command, April 1941 Commander General Milan Radenkovi Chief of Staff Brigadier Todor Milicevi Rear area commander Lt General Dobrosav Milenkovi Order of battle April 1941 Yugoslavian FirstArmy General Milan Radenkovi 7th Potiska Infantry Division Lt General Bozidar Jovanovi 25th Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Regiment 51st Infantry Regiment 7th Artillery Regiment Cavalry Battalion Engineer Battalion Anti tank company Machinegun company Anti Aircraft company 3rd Cavalry Division Lt General arko Majstorovi 3rd Cavalry Regiment 51st Cavalry Regiment 66th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Artillery Battalion 3rd motorized Infantry Battalion 3rd Motorcycle Battalion 3rd Engineer Squadron 3rd Anti aircraft Squadron 56th Army Artillery Regiment 1st Anti aircraft Battalion 1st Army Anti aircraft Company History Invasion of Yugoslavia Germany invaded Yugoslavia on 6 April 1941. The German invasion followed a coup d tat that overthrew the country s pro Germany German government of Regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia Prince Paul and replaced him with the more ... to field some 340,000 men in six armies. The Yugoslavian Royal Army consisted of six field armies The Yugoslavian FirstArmy, the Yugoslavian Third Army, the Yugoslavian Fourth Army, the Yugoslavian Fifth Army, the Yugoslavian Sixth Army, and the Yugoslavian Seventh Army. The Yugoslavian FirstArmy guarded the eastern border during the invasion of Yugoslavia . The area it defended was roughly centered on the city of Subotica . The Yugoslavian FirstArmy faced the Hungarian Third Army . By the time ... for over a week and Belgrade had already fallen. Because of the Hungarian delay, the FirstArmy ... invasion began, the Royal Yugoslav Army surrendered unconditionally. References Ready, J. Lee. World ... II Category Field armies of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia mil hist stub Yugoslavia stub sl 1. armada NOVJ ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name First Canadian Army image File First Canadian Army formation patch.png ... with army level units. A flag with the same design was used to identify army staff cars. The First ... Canadian Corps , as the growing number of Canadian forces in the UnitedKingdom necessitated an expansion ... in early July 1944, as the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division landed. The First Canadian Army headquarters ... prior to 4th Canadian Armoured Division arriving on the Continent. The Army proper first went into action ... the Seine, the objective of the first phase of Operation Overlord, the Army moved along the coast .... Image 1st Canadian generals.jpg thumb First Canadian Army generals in Hilversum , the Netherlands ... , Harry Crerar First Canadian Army, Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Montgomery ... Division , Bruce Matthews Canadian Army officer Bruce Matthews 2nd Canadian Infantry Division The First ..., the FirstArmy cleared the Netherlands of German forces. By this time the First Division and Fifth Armoured Division as well as First Armoured Brigade had returned to the Army during Operation Goldflake and for the first time, both the I Canadian Corps and II Canadian Corps fought under the same Army commander. Makeup The First Canadian Army was international in character. The size of Canada s military ... Armoured Brigade Czechoslovak troops. The First Canadian Army in North West Europe during the final ... Army Troops Headquarters The Royal Montreal Regiment First Canadian Army Defence Battalion The Royal ... Reproduction Company FirstArmy Signals, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals RCCS 1st Air Support Signals Unit Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Special Wireless Sections FirstArmy Troops Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical ... Corps Troops I Corps UnitedKingdom I British Corps August 1, 1944 to April 1, 1945 6th Airborne Division ... UnitedKingdom 33rd Armoured Brigade to September 1944 104th Infantry Division United States U.S. 104th Timberwolf Infantry Division mid October to early November, 1944 XXX Corps UnitedKingdom XXX ... more details
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