WebIt moved to fight in the Burma campaign in early 1942 just as the Imperial Japanese Army were pushing the Allies back. The brigade took part in the fighting retreat to India, successfully completed in May just before the monsoons would have cut them off. The 7th Armoured Brigade returned to the Middle East in 1943, based in Iraq and later Egypt. …

WebBackground. In September 2002, the U.S. Department of Defense sent a request to the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry to provide a design for a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. In January 2003, a design was completed, which was then approved and made official in March 2003.

WebWhile army regimental surgeons had been providing dental care services to soldiers since circa 1660, it was not until 1901 that a dental service branch was formally established under the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC), but in 1908 this was dissolved and the Army returned to contracting civilian dentists. It was re-established at the outbreak of the First …

WebAfter the re-introduction of Formation Badges by the British Army in 1941, the Canadian Army followed suit. The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division used a "battle patch" system of geometric shapes identifying individual brigades and battalions, similar to that used by the 2nd Canadian Division in the First World War, during the 1941-42 period, but abandoned …

WebThere are two lists of Royal Navy ships: . List of active Royal Navy ships lists all currently commissioned vessels in the Royal Navy.; List of ship names of the Royal Navy lists all names that Royal Navy ships ever bore.; See also. United Kingdom portal War portal Bibliography of 18th–19th century Royal Naval history

WebPages in category "Military ranks of the United States Army" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

WebJavelin is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army.It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher named the Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML), that carries three rounds, and can be vehicle mounted.

WebRonald L. Haeberle (born circa 1940) is a former United States Army photographer best known for the photographs he took of the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968.. The monochrome photographs he took were made using an Army camera and were either subject to censorship or did not depict any South Vietnamese casualties when published …

WebOperation Granby, commonly abbreviated Op Granby, was the code name given to the British military operations during the 1991 Gulf War.53,462 members of the British Armed Forces were deployed during the conflict. The total cost of operations was £2.434 billion (1992), of which at least £2.049 billion was paid for by other nations such as Kuwait and …

WebLibertadores (Spanish pronunciation: [liβeɾtaˈðoɾes] (), "Liberators") were the principal leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence from Spain and of the movement in support of Brazilian independence from Portugal.They are named that way in contrast with the Conquistadors.. They were largely local-born men of European descent (), in most …

WebThe Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de Guerre created on 26 September 1939 to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis forces at any time during World War II.After Germany invaded and overran mainland France in the Battle of France in May …

WebThe Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment in 34 Canadian Brigade Group, 2nd Canadian Division, of the Canadian Army.The regiment is located at 2067, rue Bleury (2067, Bleury Street) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is currently commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J.B.F Roy, CD.The regiment's armoury was …

WebThis is a root category that contains sub-categories of subject areas related to World War II, a global conflict between what were known as the Allies and the Axis powers between 1 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.

WebPages in category "United States Army schools" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.