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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 days ago · See list. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma [1] [n 1] (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family.
May 27, 2024 · British army, military force charged with the defense of the United Kingdom and the fulfillment of its international defense commitments. England’s first standing army was formed by Oliver Cromwell in 1645.
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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]
4 days ago · Vietnam. Participants: United States. Viet Cong. Context: Indochina wars. Major Events: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Tet Offensive. My Lai Massacre. Battle of Ia Drang. Gulf of Tonkin incident. (Show more) On the Web: Arms Control Association - Robert McNamara’s logical legacy (May 30, 2024) Recent News. May 26, 2024, 5:56 PM ET (USA Today)
May 21, 2024 · Special Air Service (SAS), elite British military force organized and trained for special operations, surveillance, and counterterrorism. The SAS is part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), which also includes the Special Boat Service, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, the Special Forces Support Group, an integral signals regiment ...
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2 days ago · Shortly since the Independence Day to November 1945, the Liberation Army developed from a small group into a 50,000 strong National Army of Vietnam organized into 40 detachments. In 1950, the latter was renamed the Vietnam People’s Army. At that time, the important regular multi-regiment units (equivalent to divisions), namely, 308, 304, 312 ...
