- Ninth Army (United Kingdom)
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Ninth Army Active World War II
1941 -Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Branch British Army Type Army Part of Middle East Command Engagements World War II The Ninth Army was a formation of the British Army during World War II, formed on 1 November 1941 by the re designation of Headquarters, British Troops Palestine and Transjordan.[1] The Ninth Army controlled British and Commonwealth land forces stationed in the eastern Mediterranean.[2]
One of the formations that served under both Headquarters British Troops Palestine and Transjordan and Ninth Army was 1st Cavalry Division, which became 10th Armoured Division on 1 August 1941. Among other formations under British Troops Palestine and Transjordan were 7th Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division (1939-1940), HQ Jerusalem Area (03-Sep-1939 31-Oct-1941), HQ Lydda Area (03-Sep-1939 31-Oct-1941), and HQ British Troops Cyprus (15-Jan-1940 31-Dec-1941).
Commanders
- General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson[3]
- Lieutenant-General Sir William George Holmes[3]
References
- ^ "HQ British Troops Palestine and Transjordan". http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6890&Tab=Uhi. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "History and Commanders of 9 Army [British Commonwealth"]. http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7077&Tab=Sub. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ a b "Commanders of the 9th Army". http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7077&Tab=App. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
Categories:- Field armies of the United Kingdom
- Military units and formations established in 1941
- Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II
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