The British Liberation Army (BLA) was the official name given to the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
forces which fought on the
Western Front of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
, between the
Invasion of Normandy and the end of the war. Almost all BLA units were assigned to the
21st Army Group, which also included forces from other countries.
Following the war the BLA was redesignated to become the
British Army of the Rhine
There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after the First World War and the other after the Second World War. Both formations had areas of responsibility located ...
(BAOR) in August 1945.
References
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Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II
Western European theatre of World War II