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* [[Malta Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery, British Army]] | * [[Malta Heavy Anti Aircraft Artillery, British Army]] | ||
* [[Malta Light Anti Aircraft Artillery, British Army]] | * [[Malta Light Anti Aircraft Artillery, British Army]] | ||
* [[HQ Middle East Land Forces, British Army]] | |||
* [[General HQ Middle East Land Forces, British Army]] | |||
* [[HQ British Troops in Egypt]] | |||
* [[General HQ Far East Land Forces, British Army]] | |||
* [[British Troops in Siam, British Army]] | |||
* [[British Troops in Palestine, British Army]] | |||
* [[British Troops in Norway, British Army]] | |||
* [[British Troops in France, British Army]] | |||
* [[British Troops in Aden, British Army]] | |||
* [[British Troops in Egypt, British Army]] | |||
* [[HQ Land Forces Hong Kong, British Army]] | |||
* [[Control Commission in Germany, British Army]] | |||
* [[HQ Director of Borneo Operations, British Army]] | |||
* [[Land Forces Adriatic, British Army]] | |||
* [[Faroe Island Force, British Army]] | |||
* [[Rhine Army Training Centre, British Army]] | |||
* [[School of Artillery, British Army of the Rhine (B.A.O.R.), British Army]] | |||
* [[Engineer Training Establishment, B.A.O.R., British Army]] | |||
* [[Royal Armoured Corps Training Centre, B.A.O.R., British Army]] | |||
* [[1st Coast Artillery Training School, British Army]] | |||
* [[Coast Artillery School, British Army]] | |||
* [[Maritime Anti Aircraft Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[Chemical Warfare, British Army]] | |||
* [[Air Formation Signals, British Army]] | |||
====Territorial Commands==== | ====Territorial Commands==== | ||
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* [[East Africa Command, British Army]] | * [[East Africa Command, British Army]] | ||
* [[West Africa Command, British Army]] | * [[West Africa Command, British Army]] | ||
* [[Malaya Command, British Army]] | |||
* [[Persia and Iraq Command, British Army]] | |||
====Army Groups, Armies and (Army) Corps==== | ====Army Groups, Armies and (Army) Corps==== | ||
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* [[21st Army Group HQ Lines of Communications, British Army]] | * [[21st Army Group HQ Lines of Communications, British Army]] | ||
* [[21st Army Group Lines of Communications Troops, British Army]] | * [[21st Army Group Lines of Communications Troops, British Army]] | ||
* [[Rhine Army Troops, British Army]] | |||
* [[2nd Army, British Army]] | * [[2nd Army, British Army]] | ||
* [[3rd Army, British Army]] | * [[3rd Army, British Army]] | ||
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* [[14th Army, British Army]] | * [[14th Army, British Army]] | ||
* [[I Corps, British Army]] | * [[I Corps, British Army]] | ||
** [[Royal Artillery I Corps, British Army]] | |||
** [[Royal Engineers I Corps, British Army]] | |||
** [[Royal Army Service Corps I Corps, British Army]] | |||
* [[II Corps, British Army]] | * [[II Corps, British Army]] | ||
* [[III Corps, British Army]] | * [[III Corps, British Army]] | ||
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* [[59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, British Army]] | * [[59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[61st Infantry Division, British Army]] | * [[61st Infantry Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[63rd (Royal Naval) Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[66th Infantry Division, British Army]] | * [[66th Infantry Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[76th Infantry Division, British Army]] | * [[76th Infantry Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[77th Infantry Division, British Army]] | * [[77th Infantry Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[78th Infantry Division, British Army]] | * [[78th Infantry Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[79th (Yeomanry) Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[80th Infantry Division, British Army]] | * [[80th Infantry Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[81st (West African) Division, British Army]] | * [[81st (West African) Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[82nd (West African) Division, British Army]] | * [[82nd (West African) Division, British Army]] | ||
* [[Cornwall County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[Dorset County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[Durham County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[Essex County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[Hampshire County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[Lincolnshire County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[Northumbrian County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[West Sussex County Division, British Army]] | |||
* [[Yorkshire County Division, British Army]] | |||
====Brigades==== | ====Brigades==== | ||
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* [[32nd Guards Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | * [[32nd Guards Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | ||
* [[33rd Guards Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | * [[33rd Guards Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | ||
* [[33rd Armoured Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[34th Armoured Brigade, British Army]] | * [[34th Armoured Brigade, British Army]] | ||
* [[38th Irish Brigade, British Army]] | * [[38th Irish Brigade, British Army]] | ||
* [[39th Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[42nd Brigade and Headquarters North West, British Army]] | * [[42nd Brigade and Headquarters North West, British Army]] | ||
* [[43rd (Wessex) Brigade, British Army]] | * [[43rd (Wessex) Brigade, British Army]] | ||
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* [[145th (South) Brigade, British Army]] | * [[145th (South) Brigade, British Army]] | ||
* [[160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, British Army]] | * [[160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales, British Army]] | ||
* [[230th Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[231st Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[301st Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | * [[301st Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | ||
* [[304th Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | * [[304th Infantry Brigade, British Army]] | ||
* [[30th Anti Aircraft Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[31st Anti Aircraft Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[33rd Anti Aircraft Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[34th Anti Aircraft Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[101st Coast Brigade, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[102nd Coast Brigade, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[105th Coast Brigade, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[Engineer Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[East Anglian Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Green Jackets Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Home Counties Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Lancastrian Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Mercian Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Midland Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[North Irish Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Welsh Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Wessex Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
* [[Yorkshire and Northumberland Training Brigade, British Army]] | |||
====Groups and Task Forces==== | |||
* [[2nd Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[3rd Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[5th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[6th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[42nd Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[84th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[85th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[86th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[87th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[88th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[90th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[91st Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[92nd Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[93rd Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[94th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[95th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[96th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[97th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[98th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[99th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[100th Army Group, Royal Artillery, British Army]] | |||
* [[21st Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[22nd Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[23rd Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[24th Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[25th Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[26th Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[27th Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[29th Engineer Group, British Army]] | |||
* [[Royal Engineers Base Group Singapore, British Army]] | |||
* [[1st Port Task Force, Royal Engineers, British Army]] | |||
* [[2nd Port Task Force, Royal Engineers, British Army]] | |||
* [[3rd Port Task Force, Royal Engineers, British Army]] | |||
* [[Airfield Construction Groups, Royal Engineers, British Army]] | |||
* [[Air Despatch Group, British Army]] | |||
====Territorial Districts==== | ====Territorial Districts==== | ||
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* [[Southern Caribbean District, British Army]] | * [[Southern Caribbean District, British Army]] | ||
* [[Northern Caribbean District, British Army]] | * [[Northern Caribbean District, British Army]] | ||
* [[Cyreniaca District, British Army]] | |||
* [[No. 3 District, Central Mediterranean Force, British Army]] | |||
* [[Hamburg District, British Army]] | |||
* [[Hanover District, British Army]] | |||
* [[Singapore District, British Army]] | |||
* [[Cyprus District, British Army]] | |||
* [[Netherlands District, British Army]] | |||
* [[Tripolitania District, British Army]] | |||
* [[North Palestine District, British Army]] | |||
* [[Canal South District, British Army]] | |||
====Regiments and Corps==== | ====Regiments and Corps==== | ||
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** 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), RE, British Army | ** 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), RE, British Army | ||
* [[Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army]] | * [[Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army]] | ||
** [[Guided Weapons Regiment, British Army]] | |||
* [[Royal Corps of Signals, British Army]] | * [[Royal Corps of Signals, British Army]] | ||
** 1 Signal Regiment, British Army | ** 1 Signal Regiment, British Army | ||
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* [[Yorkshire Brigade, British Army]] | * [[Yorkshire Brigade, British Army]] | ||
====Commandos and Other Special Units | ====Commandos and Other Special Units during Wolrd War II==== | ||
* [[No 1 Commando, British Army]] | * [[No 1 Commando, British Army]] | ||
* [[No 2 Commando, British Army]] | * [[No 2 Commando, British Army]] | ||
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* [[Royal Guernsey Light Infantry, British Army]] | * [[Royal Guernsey Light Infantry, British Army]] | ||
* [[Royal Jersey Light Infantry, British Army]] | * [[Royal Jersey Light Infantry, British Army]] | ||
* [[Royal Guernsey Militia, British Army]] | |||
* [[5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, British Army]] | * [[5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, British Army]] | ||
* [[8th (Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wright Rifles) Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment, British Army]] | * [[8th (Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wright Rifles) Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment, British Army]] | ||
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* [[Shropshire Yeomanry, British Army]] | * [[Shropshire Yeomanry, British Army]] | ||
* [[Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment), British Army]] | * [[Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment), British Army]] | ||
* [[Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry, British Army]] | |||
* [[Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars), British Army]] | * [[Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars), British Army]] | ||
* [[Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment), British Army]] | * [[Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment), British Army]] | ||
* [[Sussex Yeomanry, British Army]] | |||
* [[Warwickshire Yeomanry, British Army]] | * [[Warwickshire Yeomanry, British Army]] | ||
* [[Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry, British Army]] | * [[Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry, British Army]] | ||
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====Royal Marines (RM)==== | ====Royal Marines (RM)==== | ||
* [[Royal Marines]] | * [[Royal Marines]] | ||
* [[Royal Marines Division, RM]] | |||
* [[104th Royal Marines Training Brigade (later Royal Marines Training Group), RM]] | |||
* [[117th Royal Marines Brigade, RM]] | |||
* [[34th Amphibian Support Regiment, RM]] | |||
* [[Royal Marines Engineers, RM]] | |||
* [[Commando Training Centre, RM]] | * [[Commando Training Centre, RM]] | ||
* [[Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade, RM]] | * [[Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade, RM]] | ||
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====[[Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service]]==== | ====[[Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service]]==== | ||
* [[RFA Appleleaf, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Argus, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Argus, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Bayleaf, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Bayleaf, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Black Rover, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Black Rover, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Brambleleaf, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Cardigan Bay, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Cardigan Bay, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Cherryleaf, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Diligence, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Diligence, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Fort Austin, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Fort Austin, United Kingdom]] | ||
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* [[RFA Mounts Bay, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Mounts Bay, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Orangeleaf, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Orangeleaf, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Pearleaf, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Plumleaf, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Sir Tristam, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Sir Tristam, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Tarbatness, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Tarbatness, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Tideflow, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Tideforce, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Tideforce, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Tidepool, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Tiderace, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Tiderace, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Tidereach, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Tidespring, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Tidespring, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Tidesurge, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Tidesurge, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Wave Chief, United Kingdom]] | |||
* [[RFA Wave Knight, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Wave Knight, United Kingdom]] | ||
* [[RFA Wave Ruler, United Kingdom]] | * [[RFA Wave Ruler, United Kingdom]] | ||
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* [[No 17 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 17 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | |||
* [[No 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 24 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 24 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
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* [[No 32 The Royal Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 32 The Royal Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 33 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 33 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 35 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | |||
* [[No 39 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 39 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 41 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 41 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
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* [[No 56 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 56 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 60 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 60 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 64 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | |||
* [[No 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 71 Inspection and Repair Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 71 Inspection and Repair Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
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* [[No 100 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 100 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | |||
* [[No 105 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | |||
* [[No 111 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 111 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 115 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
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* [[No 121 (Eagle) Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 121 (Eagle) Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 133 (Eagle) Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 133 (Eagle) Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | |||
* [[No 184 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 184 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 201 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 201 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
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* [[No 360 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 360 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 627 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | |||
* [[No 663 (Polish) Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 663 (Polish) Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
* [[No 5001 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | * [[No 5001 Squadron, Royal Air Force]] | ||
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* [[No 2624 (County of Oxford) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment]] | * [[No 2624 (County of Oxford) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment]] | ||
====[[Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force]]==== | |||
====[[Air Training Corps]]==== | |||
* [[No 2137 (Lymm) Squadron, Air Training Corps]] | |||
===Home Guard=== | ===Home Guard=== | ||
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* [[The British Solomon Islands Defence Force]] | * [[The British Solomon Islands Defence Force]] | ||
* [[The Kedah Volunteers]] | * [[The Kedah Volunteers]] | ||
* [[The Kenya Regiment (Territorial Force)]] | |||
* [[East African Armoured Corps]] | |||
* [[East African Army Educational Corps]] | |||
* [[East African Electrical and Mechanical Engineers]] | |||
* [[East African Medical Corps]] | |||
* [[East African Military Labour Service]] | |||
* [[East African Reconnaissance Squadron]] | |||
* [[East African Army Service Corps]] | |||
* [[East African Engineers]] | |||
* [[East African Pioneer Corps]] | |||
* [[Kenya Independent Squadron]] | |||