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The following is a list of British military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. This also would largely apply to Commonwealth of Nations countries in World War II like Australia, India and South Africa as the majority of their equipment would have been British as they were at that time part of the British Empire.
The military history of Uganda begins with actions before the conquest of the country by the British Empire.After the British conquered the country, there were various actions, including in 1887, and independence was granted in 1962.
The Uganda Volunteer Reserve (also referred to as the UVR or Uganda VR) [1] was a military unit of the Uganda Protectorate. The UVR was established in March 1903 with support from the British government's Colonial Defence Committee (CDC). The CDC promoted the establishment of such forces in the self-governing parts of the British Empire from ...
German infantry weapons in the Askifou War Museum, Crete Lists of World War II military equipment are lists of military equipment in use during World War II (1939–1945). ). They include lists of aircraft, ships, vehicles, weapons, personal equipment, uniforms, and other equi
List of Australian military equipment of World War II; World War II military equipment of Brazil; List of military equipment of the Canadian Army during the Second World War
The 11th (East Africa) Infantry Division was a British infantry division consisting of troops from the British Colonial Auxiliary Forces which was formed in February 1943 during World War II. Consisting of East African troops, the division fought in the Burma campaign .
The army had failed to exploit British supply difficulties and had left stores behind for the British to use. The British had withdrawn the 4th Indian Division and RAF squadrons for North Africa in February 1941, despite the Italian forces remaining at Amba Alagi, which from 20 April to 15 May, were steadily pressed back until they surrendered ...
The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a British Colonial Auxiliary Forces regiment raised from Britain's East African colonies in 1902. It primarily carried out internal security duties within these colonies along with military service elsewhere during the world wars and other conflicts, such as the Malayan Emergency and the Mau Mau uprising.