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During the early war years, mainly from 1940 to 1942, the British Army suffered defeat in almost every theatre of war in which it was deployed. But, from late 1942 onwards, starting with the Second Battle of El Alamein, the British Army's fortunes changed and it rarely suffered another defeat.
21 Μαρ 2018 · The Distinguishing Flags of the British Army in WW2 and later shown below come from Graham Bartram's World Flags Database websiteand from a range of printed publications. Miles Li, 3 February 2018
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. As of 1 July 2024, the British Army comprises 74,296 regular full-time personnel, 4,244 Gurkhas, 25,934 volunteer reserve ...
By the start of the Second World War, the British Army prohibited all identifying marks on its Battle Dress uniforms save for drab (black or white on khaki) regimental or corps (branch) slip-on titles, and even these were not to be worn in the field.
British and Commonwealth infantry regiments usually have two colours, collectively called a stand. The King's/Queen’s Colour is typically a union flag trimmed with gold fabric, and with the regiment's insignia in the centre. It reminds all ranks of their loyalty and duty to their sovereign.
Between December 1941 and August 1945, British Commonwealth troops and their allies fought a bitter war across the vast expanses of Asia and the Pacific Ocean against a tenacious and often brutal enemy.
8 Απρ 2018 · Media in category "Military flags of the British Army". The following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. Coat of arms of Santiago de Liniers, Count of Buenos Aires, Viceroy of the Rio de la Plata.svg 690 × 640; 2.81 MB. Detail of flags in John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence.jpg 1,280 × 969; 457 KB.
