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The British Army in the Middle East described
A vivid portrait of Allied forces in Egypt and the Middle East during World War II. The piece explains who fights there, from British units and Indian Army troops to African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps and Bongos, along with the Allied Educational Program teaching English. It highlights the Compassionate Posting Board, ATS and NAAFI roles, and the region as a key production and logistics hub feeding Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atro
Egypt
Shari Soliman Pasha
Joe
Hot
Middle East
Britain
Suez Canal
Middle
Near East
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ and Airmen's Families Association
Compassionate Posting Board
England
African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps
South African Union Defense Force
Swazi
Basuto
Cairo
Royal Army Signal Corps
Auxiliary Territorial Service
ATS
Navy
Palestine
Iraq
Lebanon
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Libya
Cyrenaica
Tripolitania
Europe
Saudi Arabia
Greece
Aegean Islands
Tommy
Tripoli
Levant
India
Iran
Australia