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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations Last Updated 23.11.2006
British, Dominion, and Commonwealth Armed Forces
Sources and Research Assistance
 
British Army
Tim Hayes
Many thanks for your input.

Dr. Diane M. Henderson
The Scots at War Trust
The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Thank you for your generous assistance.

Robert Michel
Berlin, Germany
Thank you for your input about the staffs.

Alan Philson
Many thanks for your tremendous books and your direct assistance.

Dr. Graham Watson
Formerly of the University of Wales
Caerphilly (near Cardiff), Wales

R. Manning ANCELL
" The Biographical Dictionary Of World War II General and Flag Officers "
Greenwood Press, 1996

Malcom A. BELLIS
" British Tanks and Formations "
Bellis, Cheshire, 1987

Donald F. BITTNER
" The Lion And The White Falcon "
Archon Books, 1983

Tim CAREW
" The Fall of Hong Kong "
Natraj, New Delhi, 1961

Chris ELLIS and Peter CHAMBERLAIN (Editors)
" Handbook on the British Army 1943 "
[Revised reprint of the US Army's TM 30-410 of 1943]
Military Book Society, London, 1975

John ELLIS
" The World War II Data Book "
BCA, London, 1993

L.F. ELLIS
" The War in France and Flanders "
HMSO, London, 1953

George FORTY
" British Army Handbook 1939-1945 "
Sutton Publishing, 2002

J.B.M. FREDERICK
" Lineage Book Of British Land Forces 1660-1978 "
Microform Academic Publishers, 1984

H.M.S.O.
" The British Imperial Calendar and Civil Service List 1939 "
H.M.S.O., 1939

H.M.S.O.
" The Half-Yearly Army List, January 1939 "
H.M.S.O., 1939

H.M.S.O.
" The Monthly Army List, February 1939 "
H.M.S.O., 1939

H.M.S.O.
" The Monthly Army List, August 1939 "
H.M.S.O., 1939

H.M.S.O.
" The Monthly Army List, October 1939 "
H.M.S.O., 1939

H.F. JOSLEN
" Orders of Battle "
The London Stamp Exchange, London, 1990
(Reprint of the 1960 edition published by HSMO)

Chris KEMPTON
" Locations of the Regiments and Battalions of the British Army 1st August 1914 and 1st September 1939 "
The Military Press, Milton Keynes, 2006

F.W. PERRY
" The Commonwealth Armies "
Manchester University Press, 1988

Alan PHILSON
" British Expeditionary Force
Organization and Order of Battle, 10th May 1940 "
3 Volumes and counting...
The Military Press, Milton Keynes, 2006

I.S.O. PLAYFAIR, et al
" The Mediterranean and Middle East "
5 Volumes
History of the Second World War
United Kingdom Military Series
HSMO, London, 1954 - 1974

Nick SMART
" Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War "
Pen & Sword Military, 2005

S. WOODBURN KIRBY, et al
" The War Against Japan - The Loss of Singapore "
HMSO, London, 1957

Various unit war diaries
WO 167
The National Archives, Kew, London

OKH, GenStdH/Abt Fr H West III
" Das britische Kriegsheer, Stand 20.07.1940 "
RHD 18/155
Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv, Freiburg i.Br.
Royal Navy
Robert Michel
Berlin, Germany
Thank you for your input about the staffs.

Bev L. Saylor
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Many thanks for the continuing help with the Commonwealth Navies orders of battle.

Mark E. Horan
Windsor Locks, CT, USA
Many thanks for your assistance with the Royal Navy orders of battle.

H.M.S.O.
" The British Imperial Calendar and Civil Service List 1939 "
H.M.S.O., 1939

Robert GARDINER (Editor)
" Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 "
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD

Roger JORDAN
" The World's Merchant Fleet 1939 "
Naval Institue Press, 1999

H.T. LENTON and J.J. COLLEDGE
" Warships of World War II "
Ian Allan, London, 1964

Samuel E. MORISON
" The Battle Of The Atlantic 1939-1943 "
History Of United States Naval Operations in World War II
Volume 1
Little, Brown and Company, 1949

Captain S.W. ROSKILL
" The War at Sea "
3 Volumes
HMSO, London, 1954ff
Royal Air Force
Ross McNeill
Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK
Many thanks for all your help with the Royal Air Force, 
and for maintaining the RAF Commands 1939 - 1945 site.

C.G. JEFFORD
" R.A.F. Squadrons "
Airlife England, 2001

H.M.S.O.
" The British Imperial Calendar and Civil Service List 1939 "
H.M.S.O., 1939
Fleet Air Arm
Ray STURTIVANT & Theo BALLANCE
" The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm "
Air-Britain, Tonbridge, 1994
Australia
Gregory Chalik
Sydney, Australia.
Many thanks for your research assistance.

A.R.H. Masterson
Australia.
Thank you for your work on the AIF divisional orders of battle.

Robert Michel
Berlin, Germany
Thank you for your input about the staffs.

Michael Tapner
Sydney, Australia.
Thank you for your help with the Australian order of battle

Graham R. McKenzie-Smith
" The Numerology of the Second AIF (Infantry) 1939 to 1945 "
Sabretache, April-June 1989, Vol. XXX, No. 2, Canberra

N. Barnes
" The RAAF and the Flying Squadrons "
Allen & Unwin, Sydney, Australia, 2000

D. Gillison
" Australia in the War of 1939-1945 "
=Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942=
Canberra, Australian War Memorial, 1962

Cliff WHITELOCKE & George O'BRIEN
" Gunners in the Jungle "
(Unit history of the 2/15 Field Regiment)
2/15 Field Regiment Association, 1983

" Daily Movements Table "
HMA Ships and Auxiliaries
Monday, 8th December 1941
Provided courtesy of the Naval Historical Section
Department of Defense, Canberra, Australia

" List of Ships of the Royal Australia Navy with their Officers and Dates of Appointment "
January 1942
Provided courtesy of the Naval Historical Section
Department of Defense, Canberra, Australia
Canada
Robert Michel
Berlin, Germany
Thank you for your input about the staffs.

Jack McKillop
New Jersey, N.J.
Many thanks for all your work on the Royal Canadian Air Force

J. Patrick Smith
Thanks you for your input on the Royal Canadian Navy

MACPHERSON - BURGESS
" The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces "
Collins Press, Toronto, 1975

Robert Michel
Berlin, Germany
Thank you for your input about the staffs.

Joseph SCHULL
" Far Distant Ships "
Queens Printer, Ottawa, 1961
New Zealand
D.M. DAVIN
" Crete "
Official Histrory of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-41
War History Branch,
Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1953

Robin LANGFORD KAY
" Chronology: New Zealand in the War, 1939-1946 "
Historical Publications Branch,
Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1968

Robert Michel
Berlin, Germany
Thank you for your input about the staffs.
India
Chris KEMPTON
" Loyalty and Honour "
The Indian Army, September 1939 - August 1947
Vol. I - The Divisions
Vol. II - The Brigades
Vol. III - Higher Formations, Deployment, Forces and Columns
The Military Press, Milton Keynes, 2003

Chris KEMPTON
" A Register of Titles of the Units of the H.E.I.C. & Indian Armies, 1666 – 1947 "
British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, 1997.

Robert Michel
Berlin, Germany
Thank you for your input about the staffs.
 
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