#british armes forces

[bunny-banana]

firmly convinced the whole Button House unit was generally Aware of the particular vibes between their commanding officers but nobody could be arse to care about that frankly.

so maybe it is technically illegal, okay, but tonight is Cocktail Society night so that's actually more important at the moment.

And yeah they'll do their duty and eventually report them alright. just.. next week they're playing the RAF lads in cricket and they really do need both Havers' talent and the Captain as referee and, and also!! Nazi Germany is advancing so we honestly have bigger fish to fry here anyway

[militarymenrbomb]

[tmcphotoblog]

On this Remembrance Sunday, we honor those who gave everything for our freedoms. Their courage, sacrifice, and resilience remain woven into the fabric of our lives. Let’s not just remember but strive to be worthy of what they defended. Thank you for all who have served and still serving today our country is in your debt.

[thepowerofrussianarmy]

The torn off turret of the destroyed Challenger 2 in the Kursk region, 2024

[military1st]

British Tanker.

A British Soldier assigned to the King's Royal Hussars watches movement from his driver's hatch during Exercise Combined Resolve 24-02 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany.

The U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Clarke (2024).

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing  to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it.

Sebastian Junger,  Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

Dedicated to my fellow veterans on this Armed Forces Week.

May you win the war you brought home with you.

Dum spiro spero (while I breathe, I hope).

[anastasiamaru]

Ukraine 1990's

British photographer Peter Ford presents new Photobook: Ukraine of 1990's.

The artist was a diplomat of the British Foreign Ministry. The money from the sale will be directed to help Ukraine

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Since its emergence as a symbol of Remembrance after the First World War, poppies have taken on various shapes and sizes.

From handmade silk and cotton poppies to wartime poppies, 2023 sees the biggest change in the poppy’s design for a generation.

Made entirely from paper, the new plastic-free poppy is available alongside stock of the existing poppy to reduce waste and can be recycled in ordinary paper recycling collections.

As we approach Remembrance Sunday, please wear a poppy to show the Armed Forces community you care and help us raise vital funds to support Serving personnel, veterans, and their families all year round.

[vox-anglosphere]

An Anzac Day tribute to the fallen soldiers of Australia & New Zealand

[murderousink23]

11/04/2024 is National Unity and Armed Forces Day 🇮🇹, National Candy Day 🍬🇺🇸, National Chicken Lady Day🐔 👩🇺🇸, Traffic Directors Day 🇺🇸, Roast Dinner Day 🇬🇧, Great British Game Week 🇬🇧

[archaalen]

https://apnews.com/article/northern-ireland-troubles-soldier-prosecution-fc0baf4488be2639bca2938584862b9d

A former British soldier will face a murder charge over the Troubles

[historyofguns]

The article "Foreign Weapons at the Nazi’s 'Atlantic Wall'" by Tom Laemlein, published on The Armory Life, provides an in-depth look at the extensive use of captured foreign weaponry by German forces during the defense of the Atlantic Wall in World War II. Severe manpower and industrial shortages prompted the German military to employ a wide array of guns from across Europe, including French, Czech, British, Polish, and Russian weapons. This diverse arsenal included notable firearms such as the French MAS-36 rifle, the Czech ZB vz. 26 machine gun, British Vickers and Bren guns, and the Polish CKM wz. 30 machine gun. Additionally, the article highlights the strategic movement of Red Army conscripts, known as "Ostruppen," who were coerced into fighting for Germany, bringing with them Soviet small arms like the DP-27 and the SVT-40. The capture and utilization of these varied weapons underscore the desperate measures taken by the Germans as they faced overwhelming Allied forces during the pivotal Normandy invasion, ultimately contributing to the Allies' breaching of the Atlantic Wall and the subsequent fall of the Third Reich.

[diffyansh]

Draft 1 - Her Eyes .

On a summer day in Birmingham, the entire alley was filled with the fragrance of blossoms, and laundry hung out to dry. People donned light summer attire, bakeries bustled with customers, and hair salons were crowded. Children played in the streets, and families joyfully welcomed their loved ones returning from the army. World War 1 loomed on the horizon, and there was an unsettling quiet before the impending storm. Recruitment advertisements for the army were scattered all around, compelling people to enlist.

Amidst the organized chaos, my friend V and I found ourselves unprepared for the sudden army recruitment. V was accepted into the army, while I failed to make the cut. Leaving our families behind, I was conscripted into the Tunnelers group, working tirelessly day and night to construct tunnels. Our mission was to tunnel to Somme, a process that took over 8 grueling months, all in preparation for placing mines.

As the war raged on and chaos engulfed the world, I received devastating news that V and his family, except for his 15-year-old daughter, had perished. The family had reportedly been on the run from the British Army for inadvertently sharing vital information with the enemy. I found myself responsible for V's daughter, K, the sole surviving family member.

Desperate to locate K, I scoured various locations without success. It was as if her existence had been erased, and my mind was filled with countless thoughts – "Had she been captured by the army?" "Did she relocate?" "Had something unfortunate befallen her?" Amidst the tumultuous events, the enemy relentlessly attacked, and my hope of finding her waned.

A year later, I rose to the rank of general in the British Army's Tunnel unit. With my newfound authority, I made every effort to locate the only family I had left, S. After several days, I received a lead suggesting that she had been sold to the Xing family, who operated a brothel. In the army, visiting such establishments was commonplace. I scoured these places, determined to find S, and after several months, I was certain that I had located her. Slowly gaining her trust by claiming to know her father and mother, I brought her to my home, where we embarked on a new life. I had regained my family, and in turn, she had found me.

Months later, as I sat reading in my room, S approached me in tears, her eyes conveying the sorrowful news of my impending demise.

[mixtapenempire]

WELCOME TO NOVEMBER FUCKERS

https://youtu.be/d0Xol9ubNGE

[military1st]

Steadfast and Ready.

A British Army soldier assigned to the King's Royal Hussars during Exercise Combined Resolve 24-02 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany.

The U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Clarke (2024).

[blackswaneuroparedux]

No man is a leader until he is ratified in the minds and hearts of his men.

- Field Marshal Sir Bill Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891-1970)

I’m not the only one, as an army veteran, to have gotten goosebumps when the assembled soldiers of all the regiments of the British armed forces cheered their new king and commander-in-chief. I never felt more proud to have had the privilege to serve in the best army in the world.

The newly crowned King Charles III inspected thousands of military personnel who lined up in the lush gardens of Buckingham Palace as he returned from Westminster Abbey. King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped out onto the West Terrace steps to look upon the assembled four thousand men and women who hadn’t faced him throughout the coronation procession but had led the way. This was their opportunity to see their sovereign face to face. And it was glorious. The gusto of the ‘hip hip hurrays’ was incredible, more so because it was sincere.

Those who have served in the British armed services - and those relatives and friends who have someone they know who serves or has served - know how deep the bond is between the royal family and the regiments that make up the British army as well as of course the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The royals have faithfully served as colonel-in-chiefs of many regiments and corps, and they have taken the responsibility seriously.

When he was the Prince of Wales, Charles was the colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps and he took particular interest in the welfare of the men and women of the regiments. He was very personable and appreciative of the service of every soldier and officer did, and in return he earned the loyalty and respect of every serving soldier I knew.

While King Charles III may be the head of the whole of the UK's Armed Forces, there is one company with which the sovereign has a special connection. The King's Company Grenadier Guards have a role at the centre of every coronation, but their relationship with His Majesty is far more personal than that - he is also their Company Commander.

One of the oldest bodies of troops in the Army, the King's Company was founded in 1656, even pre-dating the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660. Following King Charles II's defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, he escaped to Holland with the help of loyalists, who hid him and helped him throughout his exile and with his plan to return to the throne. From these loyalists, the King created his most trusted personal troops, that would go on to become the Life Guards and the Grenadier Guards. King Charles II ordered that the command of the first company of the first regiment of Foot Guards would be reserved for him, and they would be known as The King's Own Company.

In 1656, the exiled King Charles II issued the first Colour bearing his cypher to The King's Own Company. Every monarch since has presented their company with their own Royal Standard. King Charles III presented a new Colour bearing his cypher interlaced and reversed with his crown to The King's Company.

In keeping with tradition, this new Royal Standard is of heavily gold embroidered and tasselled silk and it is much larger than the standard regimental Colours seen elsewhere on parade in the modern Army - the fabric alone is more than 6ft square.

The King's Company Colour, Royal Standard of the Regiment, has personal significance to both King Charles and Queen Camilla, as Her Majesty is the new Royal Colonel Grenadier Guards. A smaller version of the Royal Standard of the regiment is also commissioned and is proudly flown above the Captain's office desk in barracks or on the wall of the operations room if deployed abroad.  The smaller version is simply known as the Company Camp Colour and will be laid upon the coffin after the monarch's death and buried, as happened with the late Queen Elizabeth.

A lesser-known fact is that The King's Company does not have a sitting company commander, because the reigning monarch vested the executive authority for the daily administration of the company to a trusted and favoured subject, the appointment being designated the Captain Lieutenant – the title means quite literally to hold or 'tenant' the Captaincy, in lieu of the King. Shortened nowadays to simply 'The Captain' (who holds the rank of Major), this appointment has persisted for 367 years with 136 Captains over time leading the company on a Sovereign's behalf.

Due to this arrangement and to prevent any confusion, The King's Company second in command (who holds the rank of captain) is referred to as 'The Second Captain.' Within the wider regiment, all members of the company are collectively known as and nicknamed The Monarch's Mob.

The new sovereign assumed command of The Sovereign's Company on accession, meaning that on the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, the company's name changed from The Queen's Company back to The King's Company. The connection of the sovereign to the company is a close one beyond the public ceremonial, as the Captain will update the sovereign regularly on the company’s activities and operational commitments. Every Christmas, the King will receive The Captain's Statement, a brief annual report, along with a leather-bound photo album containing photographs of The Company's year. The soldiers who serve under the Captain are among the fittest and most able Guardsmen in the regiment and must demonstrate the highest values and standards and aspire to excellence.

It was fitting that it was the King’s Company that led the three cheers to the newly coronated King.

Vivat Regina Camilla! Vivat Rex Carolus! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!