The Queen Elizabeth class battleship was a class of five Royal Navy Battleship. They came in the First and Second World War for use. The class was superior to their predecessors in firepower, armor, and speed, which is why it is often referred to as the first representative of the new type of fast battleship. [...]
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Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
May 23rd, 2013 
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No Comments »Scots Guards
May 23rd, 2013 admin In the British Army, the small Scottish military unit of the Scots Guards is a component of the elite regiments of the division of the British Royal Guard “the Guards Division”, alongside the Irish Guards (Northern Ireland, light infantry), the Welsh Guards (Welsh infantry), Grenadier Guards (Light Infantry) and the Coldstream Guards (English infantry). Not [...]
Guards Armoured Division
May 21st, 2013 admin The Guards Armoured Division (lit. Guards Armoured Division) is a British armored division which took part in the Second World War The division had for a blue badge with a red border and stamped the Ever open eye shield inherited tanks of the First World War. Origin and Development (April 1941-June 1944) The decision to [...]
Desert Air Force
May 21st, 2013 admin The Desert Air Force (DAF), also known as First Tactical Air Force was an Allied tactical air force during the Second World War. The DAF was formed under the command of its first commander, Raymond Collishaw, to give air support to the XVII Army in its fight against the Afrikakorps in North African scenario. Formed [...]
British 70th Infantry Division
May 21st, 2013 admin The 70th Infantry Division was a Division of British infantry who fought during World War II in the ranks of the British Army, but only did so in the Theatre of operations North Africa (Campaign in North Africa), and a brief deployment in India. History This military training had a brief history during the Second [...]
South East Asia Command
May 20th, 2013 admin The South East Asia Command or SEAC was the organization created to support the Allied forces in South East Asia during the Second World War. The first supreme commander British General Archibald Wavell. Initially, he was head of the ephemeral American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, whose forces were crushed in 1942 by the Japanese Imperial Army and commander [...]
Jewish Brigade
May 20th, 2013 admin The Jewish Brigade (Jewish Infantry Brigade Group) was a military ally, framed in the British Army who served during World War II. Training and education The body was set up in 1944, after a long negotiation between the Jewish authorities in Palestine and the British government, which administered the territories on the basis of the [...]
I Canadian Corps
May 20th, 2013 admin The 1st Canadian Corps was one of the two corps that included the 1st Canadian Army during the Second World War . History From 24 December 1940 until the formation of the army in April 1942 , there was only one Canadian Corps unnumbered set. The 1st Canadian Corps officially became operational in November 1943 [...]
Chindits
May 20th, 2013 admin The Chindits were a special unit of British and Indian troops, who’s operated during World War II in the Pacific War in Burma. Officially were the names of the unit 77 Indian Infantry Brigade (1943) and 3 Indian Infantry Division (1944). Their main task was to bypass the execution of long-range operations behind the Japanese [...]
Posted in Allied Army, British Indian Army, Forces Tags: british indian army, world war ii No Comments »2nd New Zealand Division
May 20th, 2013 admin The 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division was a military unit sent by New Zealand to fight in Africa and Europe during World War II, following his declaration of war against the Axis forces. She fought in several theaters from 1940 to 1945. The defense of Greece The primary mission of the division was pushing the [...]
Posted in Allied Army, Forces, New Zealand Army Tags: 8th army, british infantry, freyberg, world war ii No Comments »
