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The Defence of the United Kingdom. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. OCLC 375046. Doherty, Richard (2013). British Armoured Divisions and their Commanders, 1939-1945. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-84884-838-2. Crow, Duncan (1971).
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the United Kingdom is in sixth place in the world's military spending list in 2023. [84] For comparison: Great Britain spends more in absolute terms than Germany, Ukraine, France or Japan, similar to Saudi Arabia, but less than India, Russia, China or the United States. [ 84 ]
In 1939, following the German invasion of Poland, the United Kingdom declared war in support of the latter and entered the Second World War. [47] The division, now styled as an infantry division, saw combat in France in 1940. After the British Army's defeat, the division returned to—and defended—the UK. Between June and November 1942, it ...
This is a list of equipment of the British Army currently in use. It includes current equipment such as small arms, combat vehicles, explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, vision systems, communication systems, aircraft, watercraft, artillery, air defence, transport vehicles, as well as future equipment and equipment being trialled.
Headquarters, United Kingdom Special Forces, at Main Building, Whitehall [90] Special Boat Service, at RM Poole [91] 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), at Regent's Park Barracks [92] 22 Special Air Service Regiment, at Stirling Lines [93] 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve), at Birmingham [94]
"The Middle East Military Balance: Definition, Regional Developments and Trends" (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2005. Smith, Larry J., ed. (July 25, 2006). Condensed World Paramilitary Forces 2006 (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009.
In 1989 the British Armed Forces had a peacetime strength of 311,600 men, and defence expenditures were 4.09% of GDP. [1] The strength of the Royal Navy in 1989 was 65,500; [2] that of the British Army: 152,800; and that of the Royal Air Force 93,300. [2]
In 2003, the United Kingdom was a major contributor to the invasion of Iraq, sending a force of over 46,000 military personnel. The British Army controlled southern Iraq, and maintained a peace-keeping presence in Basra . [ 116 ]