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Civilian clothing is rationed for the first time. [18] 18 December 1941 The National Service (No. 2) Act is passed. All men 18-60 and unmarried women and childless widows aged 20-30 are now liable to some form of national service, including military service for those under 51. The first military registration of 18.5-year-olds takes place.
During this time, the army suffered from a lack of funding. The Royal Navy, being the first line of defence, received the major proportion of the defence budget. [7] Second priority was the creation of a bomber force for the Royal Air Force (RAF) to retaliate against the expected attacks on British cities. [7]
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II
The Time line of the British Army 1900–1999 lists the conflicts and wars the British Army were involved in. Boxer Rebellion ended 1901; Anglo-Aro War 1901–1902; Second Boer War ended 1902; World War I 1914–1918; Easter Rising 1916; Third Afghan War 1919; Irish War of Independence 1919–1921; World War II 1939–1945; Greek civil war 1946 ...
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 ...
44th Infantry Divisional Military Police Company, Corps of Military Police, Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich; 131st (Surrey) Infantry Brigade (Doubling as HQ Western Sub-Area) Headquarters, 131st Infantry & Signal Section, Royal Corps of Signals, Caxton Street; 1/5th Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment, Guildford
National Grid maps began to be issued after the war, but it was some time before there was full coverage. In the interim, the public were allowed to purchase War Office Cassini Grid maps. [1] National Grid maps at 1:25,000 scale (often referred to as 2 1 ⁄ 2 inches to the mile, or just 2 1 ⁄ 2-inch maps) were not introduced until as late as ...
The Oxford Companion to World War II. Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19860-446-4. Ellis, Lionel F. (1954). Butler, J. R. M. (ed.). The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. OCLC 1087882503.