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Following on from the author's previous volume British & Commonwealth Armies 1939-43, this title offers a complete guide to the organisation and order-of-battle of British & Commonwealth armies for the years 1944 to 1945. The five chapters cover all main theatres of war - NW Europe incl. the Home Front; the Mediterranean; the Pacific & Far East; the Middle East & Africa; Special Forces (all theatres of war). T.o.E.'s (Tables of Organisation & Equipment) are given for all main and many minor types of formations in each theatre - from 7th Armoured Division in NW Europe 1944-45, to Indian airborne and infantry formations in the Far East, British SAS & SBS units in Europe and the Med., and British infantry formations in NW Europe. It even includes notes on the formations and organisation planned for British forces participating in the 1946 invasions of Japan and Malaya.
Contents
Part 1 North West Europe June 1944-1945/Home Front, 1944-1945armoured division; 11th armoured division; 79th armoured division; guards armoured division; planned armoured division 1945-1946; Canadian armoured division; British/Canadian army tank brigades; corps recce regiments; British infantry divisions; Canadian infantry division; British airborne division; corps and army support units. Part 2 Mediterranean/Italian front, 1944-1945: 1st armoured division; 6th armoured division; 7th armoured division; Canadian armoured division; South African armoured division; army tank brigades; corps recce regiments; British infantry divisions; Canadian/South African/Indian infantry formations; Malta garrison; Gibralta garrison; Cyprus garrison; corps and army support units. Part 3 Pacific and Far East: British armoured brigades, Burma; Indian armoured divisions; Australian tank battalions; New Zealand armoured formations; British infantry divisions; Chindit division; British forces planned for Malayan and Japanese invasions 1946; Australian infantry division; New Zealand infantry formations; Pacific Islands garrisons; Indian infantry divisions; Indian airborne divisions. Part 4 Middle East and African garrisons: Iraq and Persian garrisons; Palestinian garrisons; Egyptian and North African garrisons. Part 5 Special forces (all theatres): British SAS units (North West Europe and Italy); British Army and RM commando brigades (North West Europe); British commando units (Far East); Popski's prvate army (Italy); SOE operatives; SBS units (Mediterranean). Appendix: addenda to "British COmmonwealth Armies 1939-1943. (Part contents).