British Military

Alex Fitzpatrick

Sam Haynes

BRITISH MILITARY

OVERVIEW• Ranks

• Uniforms

• Vehicles

• World War I

• World War II

• Spanish Succession

• Seven Years War

• American Revolution

• Guns

• Ad

• Poem

• Quote

RANKS

("Ranks in the British Army, Navy and the R.A.F..“)

Past UniformsUniforms worn during World War II

Not much to them

Small Pouches to put things like ammo in

("The History Bunker Ltd WW2 BRITISH Army and RAF Tunics, Smocks and webbing and Polish Paratrooper Polish uniform.“)

("British Helments and Other Equipment in World War II.”)

Current UniformsUniform released in 2009

Variety of colors

Blends in to background

Replace older desert and woodland camouflage.

("The Choices Of British Army Clothing.“)

(Copping, Jasper)

Past Vehicles

• The beaufighter was released in the 1940’s

• Top speed 320 MPH

• For bombing- equipped with cannons and radar equipment

Except the US Jeep, the British’s Land Rover is one of the most prominent military “light trucks” in the world (British Military Land Rovers).

Introduced in 1948, after World War II. Many used by the government of Great Britain as well as sold across the world.

(Clode, George)

(“British Military Vehicles”)

Challenger 2 Tank

First entered service in 1998

L30 rifle gun

Turret rotates a full 360 degrees

Can set a smoke screen

Has a Caterpillar CV12 diesel engine

Current VehiclesApache Helicopter

• Fly in any weather

• Has thermal imaging

• Equipped With:

• 76 rockets

• 16 missiles

• 1200 cannon rounds

("The British Army.“)

(“Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, United Kingdom”)

CHALLENGER 2 VIDEO• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ_PrD-ge1E

WORLD WAR I

• 1914 until 1918

• Protect the rights of small countries

• They should have their own voice

• The Reason:

• Anti Imperialism vs. Imperialism

(Alderson, Andrew)

• Poster First used 1914

• Trying to recruit women to help with war effort

• Showed importance of Whole Country

WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA

("Ministry of National Service, Poster, [1914-1918].”)

WORLD WAR II• War from 1939 to 1945

• In the war from the beginning

• Allied with Poland in the beginning

• Tried to keep peace with the Munich Pact

• War declared on September 3, 1939("World War II in Britain.”)

("Milestones in Recent Czech History (1938–1989).” )

WORLD WAR II END• War ended in September of 1945

• Hitler died of suicide, age 56, in 1945

• Germany surrendered to the allied powers

• Japan surrendered on September 2, after being hit with several atomic bombs from the US plane, Enola Gay

("1945:Atom bomb hits Nagasaki.“)

• The three main allies of Britain:

USA

France

USSR

• There were also a lot of smaller countries.

• The three axis powers: Nazi, Germany Italy Japan

("INDEX2.“)

ROYAL NAVY DEATHS WORLD WAR II

1939 - - - - - - - - 643 931 373 380 2327

1940 416 376 115 771 670 2476 655 563 650 689 822 787 8981

1941 693 687 618 1249 3780 667 421 564 356 715 2292 3102 15114

1942 1102 1288 2081 1358 752 830 513 960 1074 1053 2269 1711 14991

1943 585 782 1225 686 382 252 522 564 970 1398 603 603 8572

1944 746 1308 892 399 444 1650 835 1247 344 463 985 644 9957

1945 657 608 676 687 374 238 353 252 - - - - 3845

Total includes Royal Marines and DEMS (Note: average of 885 lives each month; 3 highest months in bold)

63787

(Kindell, Don)

SPANISH SUCCESSIONStarted in 1704

Their were four battles in the War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Ramillies, Battle of Oudenarde, and the Battle of Malplaquet (Succession).

This picture is a painting of the Battle of Ramillies, that took place in Southern Germany

(Spanish Succession)

SEVEN YEARS WAR- BATTLE OF MINDEN

Year 1756

Uniforms of the war.

Knee length uniform coat, cuffs and lapels to reveal a distinctive regimental lining color.Headgear was a black tricorne hat with a lace brim, except for grenadiersOn the right, are grenadiers who wore a tall miter cap

(“Battle of Minden – Seven Years War”)

(Battle of Minden)

Started 19th April 1775

Battle of Concord and Lexington

British Troops against the Militia of Massachusetts

About 1800 British troops

American numbers unknown

19 British officers and 250 soldiers killed and wounded.

American losses did not exceed 90 men.

1781 Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

(American Revolution)

Past Guns

L9A1 Browing Hi-Power 9mm pistol

13 round capacity, semi-automatic

First double-column magazine

Used by British Special Forces

Belgian FN FAL

Introduced in 1954, still used today

7.62x51mm ammunition

(Small Arms)

(FN FAL Assault Rifle)

CURRENT GUNS• Military to receive new 9mm semi automatic pistols

• Produced by Glock

• Replaces the Browning L9A1, which has been used for over 40 years

• More accurate, lighter, and can hold more rounds

• 8.5 million pound contract

• First new weapon in 20 years• To cope with harsh fighting conditions

• Larger bullet than previous gun• Shoots long distances

("Army given new rifles to engage enemies from further away.”)

("UK military picks Glock as replacement pistol for armed forces.“)

ADMade by British

Used between 1920 and 1945

Breach Loading 18in Rail Howitzer

Weighs 200 tons

Largest surviving artillery piece

One of only 12 in the world today

Now restored, located at the Dutch Railway Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands

(Railway Gun)

" The Soldiers Life"

The soldiers life is not for allA soldier must be willing to give his all

He is overworked and underpaidA truer patriot was never made

Ready to go at any timeWherever there is trouble or the first signHis courage and honor are unsurpassedReady and willing to complete the taskTravelling to lands both near and far

He stands his post and looks at the starsWondering what he might have done If he had not chosen to carry a gun

Remember the next time that you are driving byAnd see the flag flying proud and high

That somewhere out there a soldier standsWeary and cold in a foreign land

Protecting our country from our foesStanding tall and proud come rain or snow.

("Poem: The Soldiers Life.")

PERSONAL NARRATIVE

PERSONAL NARRATIVE• Letter from Charles William Francis Fitzpatrick

• Born in 1911

• Mother was Alice, Father Jeremiah

• Father Died just months before he was born, mother had a difficult time caring for him

• Was placed in an orphanage

• Mother remarried in 1912-1913; stepsister was born

• Step father went off to fight in world war I before he was taken out of the orphanage, and never again heard from

• Aunt and Uncle took him out of the orphanage in 1915, and he lived with them until he married in 1935

Winston Churchill

In the words of Winston Churchill, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Courage and determination are necessary for success (Churchill). Failure just means that you aren’t well enough prepared, or not determined to succeed. As Prime Minister of Britain for multiple years and a leader through World War II, Churchill has much experience and can definitely be credited for both his successes and failures.(Churchill)

(Churchill and the Tommy Gun)

(Churchill’s Dentures)

QUESTIONS

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• "American Revolution." British Battles. Web. 21 Apr. 2013.

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• "INDEX2." The Allies and the Occult. 12 Jan. 2012. www.williamkennedy.com. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.

• "Milestones in Recent Czech History (1938–1989).” Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů. The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, nustrcr.cz Web. 20 Apr. 2013.

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• "Ranks in the British Army, Navy and the R.A.F.." Circle City Communities Serving Your Needs. www.circlecity.co.uk. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.

• "Spanish Succession." British Battles. Web. 19 Apr.

• "Poem: The Soldiers Life." Scrapbookwww.scrapbook.com. Web. 21 Apr. 2013.

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• "The British Army." Army Aviation. The British Army. Armedforces.co.uk Web. 19 Apr 2013.

• "The Choices Of British Army Clothing." Army Pictures/Army weapons/Army Special Forces. 29 Oct 2012. armyblog1.blogspot.com Web. 19 Apr 2013.

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• "UK military picks Glock as replacement pistol for armed forces." Fox News. 11 Jan 2013. foxnews.com Web. 19 Apr 2013.

• "Winston Churchill." Famous Quotes by Winston Churchill. Web. 12 Mar. 2013.

• "World War II in Britain." World War II History Info. www.worldwar2history.info Web. 19 Apr 2013

• “Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank, Unnited Kingdom” Army-Technology. 2012. Army-technology.com. Web. 9 Apr, 2013

• “FN FAL Assault Rifle”. World Guns. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.

• “Small Arms”. British Army Infantry Weapons. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.

• “Winston Churchill and the Tommy Gun”. Top Tenz. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.

WORKS CITED• “Winston Churchill’s Dentures”. Speech Buddies. 19 Apr. 2013.

• Alderson, Andrew. "The Telegraph." The secrets, loves and scandals of the Royal Family are laid bare. 27 Sep 2008. telegraph.co.uk Web. 19 Apr 2013

• Clode, George. “Back to the Drawing Board-The Beaufighter.” Military History Monthly. 19 Feb 2013: n. page. Military-history.org. Online Magazine. 19 Apr 2013.

• Copping, Jasper. "The Telegraph." British Army to get new uniforms-turned down by the US and made in China. The Telegraph, 20 Dec 2009. telegraph.co.uk Web. 19 Apr 2013.

• Kindell, Don. "Royal Navy Killed and Died." Naval-History.net. Web. 28 Mar. 2013

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