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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_Armed_ForcesBritish Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Royal_Air_ForceRoyal Air Force - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · The Royal Air Force ( RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. [5] It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by merging the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [6]

3. fullfact.org › news › size-of-armed-forces-preWhat size are the UK’s armed forces? - Full Fact

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   May 22, 2024 · ‘UK Forces’ is a term used by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to count the number of total full-time trained and untrained UK service personnel and is considered by the House of Commons Library to be the most comprehensive of the measures.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_serving_seniorList of serving senior officers of the British Army - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · This is a list of serving senior officers of the British Army. It includes currently serving generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, and brigadiers.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_Army_during_theBritish Army during the Second World War - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The main British Army campaigns in the course of the Second World War. The British Army was called on to fight around the world, starting with campaigns in Europe in 1940. After the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied Forces from France (May–June 1940), the army fought in the Mediterranean and Middle East theatres, and in the Burma Campaign.

6. www.britannica.com › topic › British-ArmyBritish army | Facts & History | Britannica

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   May 27, 2024 · British army, in the United Kingdom, the military force charged with national defense and the fulfillment of international mutual defense commitments. The army of England before the Norman Conquest consisted of the king’s household troops (housecarls) and all freemen able to bear arms, who served under the fyrd system for two months a year.

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   What does the British Army do?

   • The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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   Is the British Army a volunteer force?

   • The British Army has been a volunteer force since national service ended during the 1960s. Since the creation of the part-time, reserve Territorial Force in 1908 (renamed the Army Reserve in 2014), the full-time British Army has been known as the Regular Army.

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   Where is the British Air Force based?

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   What is the British Army made up of?

   • The British Army is the land force of the British Armed Forces, and is made up of the Regular Army and the part-time Army Reserve. The Army is commanded by the Chief of the General Staff, a four-star general within Army Headquarters, based at Andover.

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