Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Androidâ„¢ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) vs. British Army during the Second World War

The 79th Armoured Division was a specialist armoured division of the British Army created during World War II. The British Army was, in 1939, a volunteer army, that introduced limited conscription in early 1939, and full conscription shortly after the declaration of war with Germany.

Similarities between 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War have 28 things in common (in Unionpedia): Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, Battle of the Scheldt, British Army, Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), Dieppe Raid, Division (military), General (United Kingdom), Hobart's Funnies, Invasion of Normandy, M3 Lee, M7 Priest, Normandy landings, North African Campaign, Operation Overlord, Operation Plunder, Operation Varsity, Rhine, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Scheldt, Second Army (United Kingdom), Universal Carrier, Western Front (World War II), World War II, 1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom), 21st Army Group, 3rd Division (United Kingdom), 78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom).

Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke

Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, & Bar (23 July 1883 – 17 June 1963), was a senior officer of the British Army.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke · Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke and British Army during the Second World War · See more »

Battle of the Scheldt

The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations by Canadian, British and Polish formations to open up the shipping route to Antwerp so that its port could be used to supply the Allies in north-west Europe.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Battle of the Scheldt · Battle of the Scheldt and British Army during the Second World War · See more »

British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and British Army · British Army and British Army during the Second World War · See more »

Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)

Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) · British Army during the Second World War and Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) · See more »

Dieppe Raid

The Dieppe Raid was an Allied assault on the German-occupied port of Dieppe, France on 19 August 1942, during the Second World War.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Dieppe Raid · British Army during the Second World War and Dieppe Raid · See more »

Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Division (military) · British Army during the Second World War and Division (military) · See more »

General (United Kingdom)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers of the British Army.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and General (United Kingdom) · British Army during the Second World War and General (United Kingdom) · See more »

Hobart's Funnies

Hobart's Funnies were a number of unusually modified tanks operated during the Second World War by the 79th Armoured Division of the British Army or by specialists from the Royal Engineers.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Hobart's Funnies · British Army during the Second World War and Hobart's Funnies · See more »

Invasion of Normandy

The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Invasion of Normandy · British Army during the Second World War and Invasion of Normandy · See more »

M3 Lee

The M3 Lee, officially Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank used during World War II.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and M3 Lee · British Army during the Second World War and M3 Lee · See more »

M7 Priest

The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and M7 Priest · British Army during the Second World War and M7 Priest · See more »

Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Normandy landings · British Army during the Second World War and Normandy landings · See more »

North African Campaign

The North African Campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and North African Campaign · British Army during the Second World War and North African Campaign · See more »

Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Operation Overlord · British Army during the Second World War and Operation Overlord · See more »

Operation Plunder

Beginning on the night of March 23, 1945 the 21st Army Group under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery launched Operation Plunder, as a part of a coordinated set of Rhine crossings.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Operation Plunder · British Army during the Second World War and Operation Plunder · See more »

Operation Varsity

Operation Varsity (24 March 1945) was a successful airborne forces operation launched by Allied troops that took place toward the end of World War II.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Operation Varsity · British Army during the Second World War and Operation Varsity · See more »

Rhine

--> The Rhine (Rhenus, Rein, Rhein, le Rhin,, Italiano: Reno, Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and eventually empties into the North Sea.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Rhine · British Army during the Second World War and Rhine · See more »

Royal Artillery

The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is the artillery arm of the British Army.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Royal Artillery · British Army during the Second World War and Royal Artillery · See more »

Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Royal Engineers · British Army during the Second World War and Royal Engineers · See more »

Scheldt

The Scheldt (l'Escaut, Escô, Schelde) is a long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Scheldt · British Army during the Second World War and Scheldt · See more »

Second Army (United Kingdom)

The British Second Army was a field army active during the First and Second World Wars.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Second Army (United Kingdom) · British Army during the Second World War and Second Army (United Kingdom) · See more »

Universal Carrier

The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier from the light machine gun armament, is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrongs and other companies.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Universal Carrier · British Army during the Second World War and Universal Carrier · See more »

Western Front (World War II)

The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany. World War II military engagements in Southern Europe and elsewhere are generally considered under separate headings. The Western Front was marked by two phases of large-scale combat operations. The first phase saw the capitulation of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France during May and June 1940 after their defeat in the Low Countries and the northern half of France, and continued into an air war between Germany and Britain that climaxed with the Battle of Britain. The second phase consisted of large-scale ground combat (supported by a massive air war considered to be an additional front), which began in June 1944 with the Allied landings in Normandy and continued until the defeat of Germany in May 1945.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and Western Front (World War II) · British Army during the Second World War and Western Front (World War II) · See more »

World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and World War II · British Army during the Second World War and World War II · See more »

1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 1st Army Tank Brigade was a formation of the British Army during World War 2.

1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom) and 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) · 1st Army Tank Brigade (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War · See more »

21st Army Group

The 21st Army Group was a World War II British headquarters formation, in command of two field armies and other supporting units, consisting primarily of the British Second Army and the First Canadian Army.

21st Army Group and 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) · 21st Army Group and British Army during the Second World War · See more »

3rd Division (United Kingdom)

The 3rd (United Kingdom) Division, known at various times as the Iron Division, 3rd (Iron) Division, Monty's Iron Sides or as Iron Sides;Delaforce is a regular army division of the British Army.

3rd Division (United Kingdom) and 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) · 3rd Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War · See more »

78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 78th Infantry Division, also known as the Battleaxe Division, was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during World War II that fought, with great distinction, in Tunisia, Sicily and Italy from late 1942–1945.

78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) and 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) · 78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War Comparison

79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) has 92 relations, while British Army during the Second World War has 555. As they have in common 28, the Jaccard index is 4.33% = 28 / (92 + 555).

References

This article shows the relationship between 79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) and British Army during the Second World War. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »