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“We will have a persistent presence in those countries.” Set up as an occupation force after World War II, the British Army of the Rhine numbered more than 50,000 troops in the 1970s and 1980s.
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This story was updated June 3, 2021, at 3:40 p.m. EST with a statement from General Dynamics UK. LONDON — British Army attempts to modernize its armored fighting capabilities have taken a new ...
In the two world wars alone, 200,000 Gurkhas fought for the British, 43,000 of whom died. A total of 13 Gurkhas have received the Victoria Cross — the British equivalent to the US's Medal of Honor.
The British Army’s generational struggle to buy new armored vehicles— any new armored vehicles—continues in typically shambolic fashion. Upgraded infantry fighting vehicles: canceled.
The biggest obstacle is manpower. There are less than 4,000 Gurkhas today in the British Army, but that can be sustained by recruiting 300 to 400 men from Nepal each year.
Email us at [email protected]. In 2003, the year the United States military switched its attention from Afghanistan to lead the invasion of Iraq, Simon Akam joined the British Army.
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