British Expeditionary Forces

British Expeditionary Forces
British armed forces sent to fight overseas (esp. during World War I), BEF

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • British Expeditionary Force — (BEF) (Britisches Expeditionskorps) war die Bezeichnung des Truppenkontingents der British Army, das sowohl im Ersten Weltkrieg zwischen 1914 und 1918 als auch im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939/40 in Frankreich und Belgien eingesetzt war.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • British Armed Forces — Her Majesty s Armed Forces The tri service badge Service branches …   Wikipedia

  • British Expeditionary Force (World War I) — For other campaigns and theatres of war, see British Army during World War I and British Expeditionary Force (World War II). Principle battles of the British Expeditionary Force 1914 Battle of Mons Battle of Le Cateau First Battle of the Marne… …   Wikipedia

  • British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914) — This is the British Expeditionary Force order of battle, as originally despatched to France in August and September 1914 as the First World War began. This order of battle includes all combat units, including engineer and artillery units, but not …   Wikipedia

  • British Expeditionary Force — Corps expéditionnaire britannique Pour les articles homonymes, voir BEF. La British Expeditionary Force ou (BEF) est un Corps expéditionnaire britannique envoyé, pour participer aux combats en France en Belgique suite au déclenchement de la… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • British Expeditionary Force — The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British army sent to the Western Front in France and Belgium on the outbreak of World War I. The BEF was established by Secretary of State for War Richard Haldane following the Second Boer War in case …   Wikipedia

  • British Expeditionary Force — (abbr the BEF) the name used for the first groups of British soldiers sent to fight on the continent of Europe in both World War I and World War II. * * *       the home based British army forces that went to northern France at the start of World …   Universalium

  • British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1940) — This is the British Expeditionary Force order of battleon 9 May 1940, the day before the German forces initiated the Battle of FranceG.H.Q. reserve*G.H.Q. Troops [This pool of troops were not a formation. Rather they were allocated, temporarily… …   Wikipedia

  • British Expeditionary Force (BEF) — Home based regular British army forces sent to northern France at the start of World Wars I and II to support the French armies. Britain wished to help France in case of a German attack, and the BEF was created in 1908 to ensure that British… …   Universalium

  • British Expeditionary Force ordre de bataille (1914) — Ordre de bataille de la Force Expéditionnaire Britannique en 1914 Article principal : Corps expéditionnaire britannique. Il s agit de l ordre de bataille du British Expeditionary Force envoyé en France en août et septembre 1914 au début de… …   Wikipédia en Français

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