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By the end of 1939 the British Army's size had risen to 1.1 million men. By June 1940 it stood at 1.65 million men [16] and had further increased to 2.2 million men by June 1941. The size of the British Army peaked in June 1945, at 2.9 million men. By the end of the Second World War some three million people had served. [17] [18] [12]
Decolonisation was never a major election issue; Labour was not officially in favour of decolonisation when it was elected in 1945. With violence escalating in India after the war, but with British financial power at a low ebb, large-scale military involvement was impossible.
An outline of British military history, 1660–1936 (1936). online; Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present (1993). Fortescue, John William. History of the British Army from the Norman Conquest to the First World War (1899–1930), in 13 volumes with six separate map volumes.
1945 Order of Precedence of the British Army. After the Second World War the British Army was significantly reduced in size, although National Service continued until 1960. [78] This period saw decolonisation begin with the partition and independence of India and Pakistan, followed by the independence of British colonies in Africa and Asia.
May 2016 – British Army deployment begins in Malakal and Bentiu, South Sudan to support the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. 17 March 2017 – British Army begins deploying to Estonia and Poland in support of NATO Enhanced Forward Presence. 22 May 2017 – Operation Temperer is put into effect following the Manchester Arena bombing.
The release process began on schedule, about six weeks after V-E Day. [8] Decommissioned soldiers received a one-time grant of £83 each, [9] the promise of a right to return to their old jobs, and a set of civilian clothing, which included the so-called "demob suit", shirts, underclothes, raincoats, hat, and shoes. [3]
The only British forces to take part in the main part of this offensive was XXX Corps, which was part of First Army. By 5 March 1945, British Empire and American forces had closed up to the Rhine in all but a small salient on their sectors of the front. That salient was reduced by five days later.