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Britain in WW2
Questions regarding British participation in World War 2, in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war.
7,126 Questions
Why did predident Franklin d roosevelt give Britain 50 battleships?
They weren't battleships, they were obsolete and redundant World War 1 destroyers, and they weren't 'given', they were lent under the Lend/Lease Agreement and had to be either returned or paid for at the end of hostilities.
What names were the British soldiers called?
Tommies
or if naval personnel
Limeys
or historically
Redcoats
Joseph Stalin .
What army has conquered the most land?
Genghis Khan (Chinggis haan) conquered the most land in history.
Who met the evacuated children in World War 2 when they reached their destination?
the people in the countryside who were interested in taking in the children
Who were the allies of UK in world war 2?
They were America, France, Australia,Canada,Britan (England),Russia
At Dunkirk where did the soldiers return to in Britain?
Some went home, some were admitted to hospitals, some went to their unit headquarters or other army camps.
How did Britain treat the Jews during world war 2?
Continental European Jews were often prevented from arriving in British ports and the British actively prevented Jews from immigrating to Palestine, detaining caught individuals in Cypriot Jails until 1946.
Who was the main british general during World War 2?
http://www.generals.dk/
Platt Sir William, General (1885-1975)
1930 - 1933Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment1933 - 1934General Staff Officer 1 3rd Division1934 - 1938Commanding Officer 7th Brigade1938 - 1941General Officer Commanding British Troops in Sudan1938 - 1941General Officer Commanding Sudan Defence Force1941 General Officer Commanding Eritrea1941 - 1945Commander in Chief East AfricaCommand1945 Retired
Adair Sir Allan Henry Shafto, Major-General (1897-1988)
1940 Commanding Officer 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards1940 - 1941Commanding Officer 30th Independent Brigade1941 - 1942Commanding Officer 6th Guards Armored Brigade1942 Acting General Officer Commanding Guards Armored Division1942 - 1945General Officer Commanding Guards Armored Division, North-West Europe1945 General Officer Commanding Guards Division1947 RetiredAdam Sir Ronald Forbes, General (1885-1983)
1923 - 1925Instructor at Staff College Camberley1927 - 1931General Staff Officer 2, War Office1932 - 1935Instructor at Staff College Camberley1935 - 1936General Staff Officer 1, War Office1936 Deputy Director of Military Operations, War Office1936 - 1937Commander Royal Artillery 1st Division1937 Commandant of Staff College Camberley1937 - 1940Deputy Chief Imperial General Staff, War Office1939 - 1940General Officer Commanding III Corps, France1940 - 1941General Officer Commander in Chief Northern Command1941 - 1946Adjutant-General to the Forces, War Office1946 RetiredAdams John Buchanan, Brigadier
(1906- ) Addison George Henry, Major-General (1876-1964)
1927 - 1930Assistant Adjutant-General, War Office1930 - 1931Chief Engineer Aldershot Command1932 - 1936Engineer in Chief, India1936 Retired1936 - 1937Financial Advisor to Indian Army1939 Recalled1939 - 1940Engineer in Chief, War Office1941 Retired
Aikenhead David Francis, Brigadier (1895-1955)
1940 Commanding Officer 2nd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, France - North Africa1941 - 1942Commander Corps Royal Artillery XXX Corps, North Africa1942 - 1943Commander Royal Artillery ?1943 Brigadier Royal Artillery ?1943 - 1944Commander Royal Artillery ?1944 Commanding Officer ? Army Group Royal Artillery, Middle East1944 Commander Corps Royal Artillery III Corps, Greece1947 RetiredAird Smith William, Brigadier (1893-1942) (Indian Army)
1940 - 1941Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General ?, India1942 Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General 11th Indian Division, Malaya1942 Lost at seaAitken William Henry Hutton, Brigadier (1898- )
1941 - 1943Commanding Officer Chemical Warfare Troops Home Forces1943 Director of Chemical Engineers Home ForcesDalton Sir Charles James George, Major-General (1902-1989)
1944 Commander Royal Artillery 26th Indian Division, Burma Brigadier General Staff XXXIII Indian Corps, Burma Commander Royal Artillery 14th Indian Division, Burma1949 - 1951Commanding Officer 8th Anti-Aircraft Brigade1951 - 1954Services Relations Adviser to United Kingdom High Commissioner Control Commission for Germany1954 - 1957Director of Manpower Planning, War Office1957 RetiredDaunt Brian, Major-General (1900- )
1941 Commanding Officer Anti-Tank Regiment1943 Commanding Officer 142 Field Regiment, Italy1944 Commander Royal Artillery 1st Armored Division1944 Commander Royal Artillery 46th Division1946 Commander Royal Artillery 10th Indian Division1950 - 1953Commandant of Coast Artillery School1950 - 1953Inspector of Coast Artillery, War Office1953 - 1956General Officer Commanding Malta1957 RetiredDarwell G., Brigadier ( - )
1939 - 1940Commanding Officer 126th BrigadeDaly L.D., Brigadier ( - )
1939 - 1940Commanding Officer 147th BrigadeDavidson Kenneth Chisholm, Major-General (1897-1985)
1940 - 1941General Staff Officer 1 ?1942 - 1944Commanding Officer 168th Brigade, Middle East - North Africa - Italy1943 Acting General Officer Commanding 50th Division, Sicily1949 RetiredDavidson Francis Henry Norman, Major-General (1892-1973)
1937 - 1938Instructor at Staff College Camberley1938 - 1939General Staff Officer 1 2nd Division1939 - 1940Commander Corps Royal Artillery British Expeditionary Force, France1940 Acting General Officer Commanding 2nd Division, France1940 Brigadier General Staff X Corps1940 - 1944Director Military Intelligence, War Office1944 - 1946Major-General General Staff British Army Mission Washington1946 RetiredDawnay Sir David, Major-General (1903-1971)
1941 Commanding Officer 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment1941 - 1943Commanding Officer North Irish Horse1943 Deputy Commanding Officer 23rd Armored Brigade1943 Acting Commanding Officer 26th Tank Brigade, North Africa1944 - 1945Commanding Officer 21st Tank Brigade, Italy1945 Commanding Officer 21st Armored Brigade1945 - 1946Commanding Officer 26th Armored Brigade, Italy1946 - 1947Commanding Officer 86th Area Venice, Italy1947 - 1948Commanding Officer 2nd Armored Brigade1948 Deputy District Officer Commanding North Midland District1948 - 1951Commanding Officer 8th Armored Brigade1951 - 1954Commandant of Royal Military Academy Sandhurst1954 RetiredPhipps Herbert Clive, Major-General (1898-1975)
1944 Commander Royal Artillery Guards Armored Division, North-West Europe1951 - 1954General Officer Commanding 2nd Anti-Aircraft Group1954 RetiredMacArthur Sir William Porter, Lieutenant-General (1884-1964)
1934 - 1935Deputy Director-General of Army Medical Services1935 - 1938Commandant of Royal Army Medical College1938 - 1941Director-General of Army Medical Services1941 RetiredMacfie John Mandeville, Major-General
(1891-1985)
1940 - 1943Assistant Director Medical Services ?, Middle East1943 Assistant Director-General of Army Medical Services, War Office1943 - 1946Deputy Director-General of Army Medical Services, War Office1946 - 1948Deputy Director Medical Services East African Command1949 Deputy Director Medical Services Scottish Command1949 - 1950Commandant of Royal Army Medical College1950 Honorary Physician to the King1950 - 1951Deputy Director Medical Services Western Command1952 Retired
There was obviously more than one but Bernard Montgomery is probably the best known.
How did the Vietnam War affect Americans?
The Vietnam War changed America in many different ways. It's very well known that Vietnam dealt a profound blow to our self-image. This devastating setback was so profound that in 1990 Saddam Hussein was so convinced that the Americans would not support another eastern war after Vietnam that he boldly conquered Kuwait at the risk of US and UN involvement. George H. W. Bush responded by promising his constituents that the Gulf War "would not be another Vietnam." His administration was careful to portray the 1991 conflict as a clinical, distant, and technological battle. After the coalition forces, dominated by troops and leaders from the US, won a decisive victory President Bush jubilantly declared, "By God, we've kicked the Vietnam Syndrome once and for all!"
This clearly demonstrates that after Vietnam Americans no longer believed they were militarily invincible and were less willing to support foreign troops abroad. Increasingly Americans began seeing their nation as a bellicose war mongering nation sacrificing its sons and daughters needlessly. Even before the war ended Americans were beginning to change their historical approach to liberating unstable countries. For example, after the Spanish-American War the US troops maintained a continuous presence in the Philippine Isles and established a pro-American administration. They built roads, drained swamps, battled yellow fever (often using volunteer soldiers from the marines as human guinea pigs) and established sanitation systems. The Americans felt that they were the only ones who could liberate and civilize 'the khakis.' They took this full obligation upon themselves.
However, a new approach (what is now being employed in Iraq,) was founded by Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War as Americans were increasingly feeling the burden of a distant, multi-billion dollar police action. Declared "the Nixon Doctrine," this new tactic announced that Americans would honor previous defence commitments but that in the future foreigners would have to fight their own battles without US support. Nixon plainly declared, "America cannot…undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world."
This was a transformation in America's self image, and it was increasingly popular. President Roosevelt, for example, used his infamous 'big stick,' to take over debt-stricken South American nations without provocation. He cleaned up corrupt politicians and paid off the nations debts before stepping out. He took it upon himself, with the support of the American people, to defend these nations from European debt collectors. After Vietnam Americans no longer believe it's their place or within their power to police the world, even for the greater good. Instead, our new approach is to ennable locals to protect and maintain themselves. We send 20 billion dollars a year in foreign aid to Iraq in an attempt to outfit, equip, and ennable the local, freshly established administration.
I recomend you read "The American Pageant," by David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, and Thomas A. Bailey.
Was Winston Churchill over-weight?
By WWII he had a little pot belly. But he was nearly seventy years old. He looks to have been in pretty good shape when he was young. He was a war correspondent during the Boer War, was captured, and escaped and made his way across some astoundingly vast distance on foot to reach British lines.
The egg story by Sherwood Anderson?
After the crazy and lofty dreams of the parents both fail, the family is all that remains.. Family is a durable, lasting, and important institution.
How many Chinese people died in the sino-japanese war?
Estimates of military and civilian deaths are 4 million and 6 million, respectively.
What did Winston Churchill believe was the key to victory in modern war?
With the news of the US's entry into WW 2, Winston Churchill was confident that the power of the Axis nations was doomed. He believed the application of overwhelming force that the US would bring to the war would defeat the Axis powers.
Who did the gunpowder plotters want on the throne?
they wanted a Catholic monarch on the throne they wanted a Catholic monarch on the throne
How much is one pound in 1980 worth today?
One KAGILLION MILLION TRILLION BILLION POUNDS.
Quick sell yours.
I jest.
You are probably looing around ~£46
What are 5 places to see in Scotland?
There are many different places to see and things to do in Scotland. A great website that allows you to explore what Scotland has to offer is http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/see-and-do/visitor-attractions2/.
Check it out and see the must-see attractions at Scotland.
Which English town or city were bombed the most in World War 2?
The worst bomed city in England was Coventry.
Was Blitzkrieg warfare used in World War 1 or World War 2?
Blitzkrieg offensive method is still used a lot today because it is effective and allows for the military force to use surprise against their enemy. See related link below. On that site go to the link "shock and awe" down at the bottom of it.
More importantly, note that "blitzkrieg" was not a German invention. It merely is an implementation of the theories of mobile armored warfare developed by Liddle Hart and Fuller and in the 1920s and 1930s. The theory has been modified over the past 100 years, but the basic precepts are still valid. Today, we refer to strategy similar to blitzkrieg as "combined arms tactics" or sometimes "mobile warfare".
Which country was at war with Germany the longest during World War 2?
No country is still at war with Germany...
What date were clothes rationed during world war 2?
== == The foods and clothes were very scarce during the Blitz and had to be put on rationing to share them out equally between families. Actually clothes rationing started in June of 1941 and it was done in order to free up factory space and about 450, 000 workers to make ammunition.
He said an "iron curtain" has descended across the continent.
Who was the British general at El Alamein?
-- Answer --
Bernard Montgomery, known as 'Monty'
Phil
The first battle of El Alamein was commanded by General Sir Claude Aukinlech. The Auk was a very good soldier and was respected by his troops for his no-nonesese, no-thrills lifestyle during campaign but he was dreadfull at picking good subordinates and when he took command in the field himself his plans were complicated and confusing and lead to people not understanding what they were supposed to be doing. He stopped Rommel at the El Alamein line but by then Chuchill had lost all confidence in him and he was replaced as Theater Commander by Harold Alexander and as Army commander by Bernard Montgomery.
General Bernard Law Montgomery (later Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery - 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein) commanded the 8th Army at the battle of Alam Halfa and the second battle of El Alamein. Monty was the most professional soldier in the British Army and had clear and precise ideas and theories on how and army should be run and how the soldiers should be treated and how campaigns should be fought. Simplicity was the key in orders, playing to the strengths of his own side was another and morale building and maintaining was essential. What annoyed people about Bernard Montgomery was his clarity of thought and uncompromising nature and, even more, his occaisonal tactlessness. He stopped Rommel's last attack in the desert at Alam Halfa, decisively defeated Rommel again at Second El Alamein and successfully crossed the desert to beat Rommel once more at Medinine and then beat the Afrika Korp, without Rommel, once again at the Mareth Line. In doing this Montgomery became the single most successful Desert Commander of World War 2.
