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Ian Visits: British Army puts 80-years of SOLDIER magazine online in free archive. “Good news for researchers as an 80 year archive of the British Army’s in-house magazine, SOLDIER, has been digitised and is now available online for free. The magazine, SOLDIER (yes, in capitals) was authorised by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery as a morale-boosting magazine for British Army troops fighting […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/18/ian-visits-british-army-puts-80-years-of-soldier-magazine-online-in-free-archive/

The 25th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade was a brigade sized formation of the #BritishArmy, which was founded on 11 October 1940 in British East Africa. The brigade was initially called the 5th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade, but was redesignated on 18 October 1940 as the 25th (East Africa) Infantry Brigade. The brigade was composed of units from the #KingsAfricanRifles. During the #SecondWorldWar, the brigade formed part of the #11thAfrican, the #12thAfrican, and the #11thEastAfricaDivisions.

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✧ A British Army helicopter was destroyed in a friendly fire incident ✧

A British Army helicopter was destroyed in a friendly fire incident during the Falklands War, killing its four occupants. In the early hours of 6 June 1982, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Cardiff was looking for aircraft supplyin...

#FalklandsWar #ArmyAirCorps #FalklandIslands #BritishArmy #EastFalkland #Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Bri

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✧ Territorial Force ✧

The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer auxiliary created in 1908. It was designed to reinforce the British Army overseas during war without resorting to conscription, but for political reasons it was constituted as a home defence force in which foreign service was voluntary. It was not well regarded by the military au...

#TerritorialForce #BritishArmy #WorldWar #Palestine #Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territor