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When you research a soldier who served in either the British or Indian Army during the Second World War you’ll be confronted by a wide range of military jargon. This is often in the form of abbreviations and acronyms and can make reading military documents very difficult.
Sep 27, 2023 · Soldier - Meet the recruits and team training them for life on the frontline in the British Army. Under the watchful eyes of Lieutenant Wahab, Sergeant McIntosh and Corporal White, recruits face...
Apr 5, 2015 · 3— Class Z traditionally stood for the Army Reserve: when a soldier was demobilised, he was first transferred to “Class Z” (hence the expression: “Released to Class ‘Z’”). “Class Z” was abolished at the end of WWI (in 1920, according to one source), but re-instated at the end of WWII, in anticipation of war against Communism ...
Nov 11, 2013 · Here’s a list of some of the soldiers’ language that they saw emerging during and immediately after the war. In October 1941, the journal republished part of a “Glossary of Army Slang” that had...
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The operation of transporting men and equipment across the English Channel, codenamed Neptune, is supervised by the commander-in-chief of the allied fleet: Admiral Bertram Ramsay. Crossing the English Channel is a key element of Operation Overlord.
Sep 21, 2023 · Under the watchful eyes of the training team, including Lieutenant Wahab, Sergeant McIntosh and Corporal White, recruits face the reality of what it means to be a frontline soldier, at a time...
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Key points. Following the defeat of France, Britain and the empire was left to fight Germany. To successfully invade Britain, Germany needed to control the skies over the English channel. This...
