Commonwealth Troops in WW2

[Franconicus]

Where can I find information about the deployment of the British / Commonwealth troops during WW2? I am interested in the air force and army units outside of Europe, especially in Africa and the Middle East.

[English assassin]

Google "western desert force" "british eighth army" and "desert air force".

You are asking about the entire history of one theatre of the war though, so expect a lot of info.

[Franconicus]

Google "western desert force" "british eighth army" and "desert air force". I did.

You are asking about the entire history of one theatre of the war though, so expect a lot of info. In dead.

Thank you!

However, I still need some details. Esp. exact combat strength. What about the army and air force garrisons of Gibraltar, Cyprus, Syria and Iraq?

[English assassin]

Well you can call me santa claus beacuse through the wonders of the interweb this site will give you more information than you could ever have wanted, (you will have to dig for it but its all there) http://www.regiments.org/

[Franconicus]

Thanks Santa!
If you have the same for the air force I'd call you:

[Avicenna]

ANZAC. Also look for the Canadian troops (they're practically commonwealth, having just left the Empire and fighting with Britain anyway). There are also the Indian troops, who were important in Asia.

[lars573]

What are you talking about? Canada never left the commonwealth. We along with Britian, Austrailia, New Zealand, and South Africa FOUNDED the commonwealth. Read up on the statute of Westminister.

Now I don't remember exact details about Canadian units outside europe.

-1 brigade sent to Hong Kong in 1941. Called the Hong Kong brigade,
consisted of the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnepeg grenediers. Both were taken prisoner when Hong Kong fell.

-We breached the Gothic line in Italy. With our 1st infantry and 5th armoured divisions.

[Avicenna]

Sorry 'bout that.. was under the mistaken belief that the Commonwealth meant the colonies of the British Empire plus Britain itself . Looking back it's quite a stupid mistake.. seeing how the Commonwealth Games happened not so long ago.

[Papewaio]

North Africa Before Rommel