The 8th Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active during the First World War. It was formed in October 1914, consisting mainly...
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The British cavalry were the first British Army units to see action during the First World War. Captain Hornby of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards...
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The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the...
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World War on 1 September 1939, the British Army was small in comparison with those of its enemies, as it had been at the beginning of the First World...
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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...
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The British yeomanry during the First World War were part of the British Army reserve Territorial Force. Initially, in 1914, there were fifty-seven regiments...
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of military divisions — List of British divisions in the First World War This page is a list of British divisions that existed in the First World War...
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The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000...
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Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. Australia...
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When the Second World War broke-out, the Dominion of Newfoundland was a Dominion governed directly from the United Kingdom via the Commission of Government...
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Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation...
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Luftwaffe (redirect from History of the luftwaffe during world war ii)
The Luftwaffe (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II. Germany's military air...
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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...
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The 8th Infantry Division, ("Pathfinder") was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century. The division served in World War...
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The military history of the United States during World War II covers the nation's role as one of the major Allies in their victory over the Axis Powers...
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The 8th Division was an infantry division of the Australian Army, formed during World War II as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force...
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During the Second World War (1939–1945), India was a part of the British Empire. British India officially declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939...
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The Indian Army, also called the British Indian Army, was involved in World War I as part of the British Empire. More than one million Indian troops served...
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The participation of Italy in the Second World War was characterized by a complex framework of ideology, politics, and diplomacy, while its military actions...
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Goumiers). The opposing force was the German 10th Army. On 11 May 1944, elements of the British 4th Infantry Division and 8th Indian Infantry Division, with...
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The history of the British Army spans over three and a half centuries since its founding in 1660 and involves numerous European wars, colonial wars and...
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The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front in France during the First World War from 1915...
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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...
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During World War I (1914–1918), belligerents from both the Allied Powers and Central Powers violated international criminal law, committing numerous war...
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The 2nd Canadian Division, an infantry division of the Canadian Army, was mobilized for war service on 1 September 1939 at the outset of World War II....
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the end of World War II. Following the German–Soviet non-aggression pact, Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on 1 September 1939 and by the Soviet Union...
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throughout the war that changed the composition of armoured divisions. More information can be found at British Army during the Second World War and British armoured...
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The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the contingent of the British Army sent to France in 1939 after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany...
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commanders of the British 5th Division List of British divisions in World War I List of British divisions in World War II British Army Order of Battle (September...
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The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I saw action between 30 October 1914 and 30 October 1918. The combatants were, on one side, the Ottoman Empire...
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