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This is an order of battle of the British 4th Armoured Brigade during the Second World War.Many units either served with or were briefly attached to the brigade. [1] The order of battle is given for a number of battles the brigade fought in and reflect the changes to the composition of Armoured Brigades as dictated by the War Office, not all of which were, or could be, applied to units in the ...
Pages in category "World War II orders of battle" The following 136 pages are in this category, out of 136 total. ... British First Army order of battle, 4 May 1943;
This is the order of battle for the ground forces involved in Operation Crusader, a World War II battle between the British Commonwealth and the European Axis Powers of Germany and Italy in North Africa between 18 November – 30 December 1941.
Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1. "The Assault Landings in Normandy : Order of Battle British Second Army" (PDF). Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. "British Army Follow-on Divisions Operation Overlord: 6 June 1944" (PDF). 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. 2010.
Ryan, David A. "Operation Brevity Order of battle extracted from "The British Armies in World War Two An Organisational History; Supplement One: Orders of Battle, 1939-1941" posted on this site as part of the book review". (however, not all formations on this order of battle actually took part in the fighting)
Order of Battle: Pacific is a computer wargame video game developed by The Artistocrats and published by Slitherine Software for Windows on April 30, 2015. [1] The game became free-to-play and was renamed to Order of Battle: World War II on June 14, 2016. [2] The Pacific campaign became downloadable content (DLC) for World War II. [3]
British military history is the source of some of the earliest orders of battle in the English language, and due to the British Empire's involvement in global conflicts over several centuries the records of historical orders of battle provide a valuable source of study for understanding not only of the composition, but also of tactics and doctrines of the forces through their depiction in the ...
An order of battle is not necessarily a set structure and it can change depending on tactical or strategic developments or the evolution of military doctrine. For example, a division could be radically altered from one campaign to another through the adding or removing of sub-units but retain its identity and history.