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Lanchester submachine gun – British submachine gun, developed from the German MP28, used by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force.; Sten – simple design, low-cost British submachine gun in service from late 1941 to the end of the war.
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.
This is a list of all weapons current and former of the United Kingdom.This list will consists of all lists on Wikipedia that deal with weapons of the United Kingdom at a certain period of time for example the Modern day and World War II. This way this list can provide a list of all weapons ever used by the UK.
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 declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...
It was placed on the lower establishment in December 1941, and was disbanded on 30 August 1944. It was reformed as the 45th (Holding) Division on 1 September, to replace the 77th (Holding) Division, and was redesignated as the 45th Division on 1 December 1944. [165] [166] 46th Infantry Division: 2 October 1939: N/A
This is a list of all military equipment ever used by the United Kingdom which includes weapons, ships and aircraft. This includes lists of specific types of current and former military equipment of the UK, and military equipment lists for certain periods such as World War II.
This is a list of the military equipment of the Royal Navy and other British naval forces of World War II. This list shows the equipment for British naval and naval aviation forces like naval artillery on board British ships and boats as well as the weapons used by British naval forces such as torpedoes and naval mines.
An attempt to form a ninth – the Second British Expeditionary Force, the second overall – was made, and one regional command was redesignated as an army for a short period. Inter- allied co-operation resulted in the creation of the First Allied Airborne Army , and deception efforts saw a further four armies existed within the British ...