This page displays the formation signs of higher formations (above division) of the British Army during the First and Second World Wars, and after. For completeness it also shows those signs of Commonwealth and Empire formations which fought alongside the British, and multi national formations they were a part of. In addition to the ''field'' forces, ''lines of communication'' and ''home'' rear echelon formation signs are also shown.

First World War

Armies and Corps used the pre-existing scheme of red and black or red and white for army and corps respectively, with a number applied as an identifier. When this insecure method of identification was banned by order in 1916, other signs were used, but the army and corps colours continued to be used in some cases. These designs were used as vehicle signs and on notices, and not sewn directly on to the uniform. Army and Corps command personnel wore armbands when required (red-black-red for army or red-white-red for corps) to which was added the relevant sign.

Army

File:1st Army WW1(v).jpg, First Army
Applied to vehicles. File:2nd Army WW1.svg, Second Army File:3rd Army WW1.svg, Third Army File:4th Army WW1.jpg, Fourth Army File:5th Army WW1 (1st).jpg, Fifth ArmyJPS card no. 78
First design. File:Fifth Army WW1 (2nd).svg, Fifth Army
Second design.

Corps

File:I corps WW1.svg, I Corps File:II Corps WW1.svg, II CorpsJPS card no. 29 File:III Corps WW1.svg,

III Corps III or iii may refer to: Companies * Information International, Inc., a computer technology company * Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a library-software company * 3i, formerly Investors in Industry, a British investment company Other uses * I ...

File:IV Corps WW1.svg,

IV Corps 4 Corps, 4th Corps, Fourth Corps, or IV Corps may refer to: France * 4th Army Corps (France) * IV Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * IV Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperi ...

File:V Corps WW1.svg,

V Corps 5th Corps, Fifth Corps, or V Corps may refer to: France * 5th Army Corps (France) * V Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * V Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Arm ...

File:VI Corps WW1.jpg,

VI Corps 6 Corps, 6th Corps, Sixth Corps, or VI Corps may refer to: France * VI Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry formation of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VI Corps (Grande Armée), a formation of the Imperial French army dur ...

File:VII Corps WW1.jpg,

VII Corps 7th Corps, Seventh Corps, or VII Corps may refer to: * VII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * VII ...

File:VIII Corps WW1.jpg,

VIII Corps 8th Corps, Eighth Corps, or VIII Corps may refer to: * VIII Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French army during the Napoleonic Wars * VIII Army Corps (German Confederation) * VIII Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Arm ...

File:IX Corps WW1.svg,

IX Corps 9 Corps, 9th Corps, Ninth Corps, or IX Corps may refer to: France * 9th Army Corps (France) * IX Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany * IX Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German ...

File:X Corps WW1.svg,

X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to: France * 10th Army Corps (France) * X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Germany * X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * ...

File:XI Corps WW1.svg,

XI Corps 11 Corps, 11th Corps, Eleventh Corps, or XI Corps may refer to: * 11th Army Corps (France) * XI Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XI Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * ...

File:XIII Corps WW1.svg, XIII Corps File:XIV Corps WW1.svg, XIV Corps File:XV Corps WW1.svg, XV Corps File:XVII Corps WW1.svg, XVII Corps File:XVIII Corps WW1.svg, XVIII Corps File:XIX Corps WW1.svg, XIX Corps File:XX Corps WW1.jpg, XX Corps File:XXI Corps WW1.svg, XXI Corps File:XXII Corps WW1.jpg, XXII Corps

Commonwealth and Empire

File:Aus corp WW1.svg,

Australian Corps The Australian Corps was a World War I army corps that contained all five Australian infantry divisions serving on the Western Front. It was the largest corps fielded by the British Empire in France. At its peak the Australian Corps numbered 1 ...

1918-1919. File:I Indian Corps WW1.jpg,

I Corps (British India) The I Indian Corps was an army corps of the British Indian Army in the World War I. It was formed at the outbreak of war under the title Indian Corps from troops sent to the Western Front. The British Indian Army did not have a pre-war corps stru ...

Second World War

World War II British battledress arm of service colors

By the start of the Second World War, the British Army prohibited all identifying marks on its

Battle Dress A combat uniform, also called a field uniform, battledress, or fatigues, is a casual uniform used by military, police, fire, and other public uniformed services for everyday fieldwork and duty, as opposed to dress uniforms for formal function ...

uniforms save for drab (black or white on khaki) regimental or corps (branch) slip-on titles, and even these were not to be worn in the field. In May 1940 an order (Army Council Instruction (ACI) 419) was issued banning ''division'' signs worn on uniforms, even though some were in use on

vehicles A vehicle () is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both. The term "vehicle" typically refers to land vehicles such as human-powered vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velomobiles), animal-powered tr ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. In September 1940 the order was replaced with ACI 1118, and formation signs were permitted to be worn on uniform below the shoulder title by those troops in independent brigades, divisions, (field) corps and command headquarters. Below this, troops of the British Army wore an 'arm of service' stripe ( by ) showing the relevant corps colour (for the higher formations, these were most often the supporting arms, for example

Engineers Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while consider ...

, red and blue, Service Corps, blue and yellow,

RAMC The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) was a specialist corps in the British Army which provided medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. On 15 November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army De ...

dark cherry, and so on, see right). Until

D-Day The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as ...

these signs were only to be displayed or worn in Britain; if a formation went overseas all formation markings had to be removed from vehicles (tactical signs excepted) and uniforms. This order was obeyed to varying degrees in various theatres of war. However all

21st Army Group The 21st Army Group was a British headquarters formation formed during the Second World War. It controlled two field armies and other supporting units, consisting primarily of the British Second Army and the First Canadian Army. Established ...

formations wore their signs when they went to France. In the British Army, ACI 1118 specified that the design for the formation sign should be approved by the general officer commanding the formation and reported to the War Office. A further order of December 1941 (ACI 2587) specified the material of the uniform patch as printed cotton (ordnance issue), this replaced the embroidered felt (or fulled wool) or metal badges used previously. In other theatres the uniform patch could be made from a variety of materials including printed or woven cotton, woven silk, leather or metal embroidered felt (or fulled wool).

General Head Quarters and Theatre

File:GHQ Home Forces (UK).svg, GHQ Home Forces.Cole p. 14 File:Canadian Military HQ.svg, Canadian Military Headquarters in Britain. File:GHQ Middle East.svg, GHQ

Middle East Command Middle East Command, later Middle East Land Forces, was a British Army Command established prior to the Second World War in Egypt. Its primary role was to command British land forces and co-ordinate with the relevant naval and air commands to ...

.
Used as vehicle sign only. File:Persiairaq command.svg,

Persia and Iraq Command The Persia and Iraq Command was a command of the British Army established during the Second World War in September 1942 in Baghdad. Its primary role was to secure from land and air attack the oilfields and oil installations in Persia (officially ...

File:GHQ India.svg, GHQ India. Also worn as a rectangular badge. File:AFHQ SSI.jpg,

Allied Force Headquarters Allied Force Headquarters (AFHQ) was the headquarters that controlled all Allied operational forces in the Mediterranean theatre of World War II from August 1942 until the end of the war in Europe in May 1945. History AFHQ was established i ...

Cole p. 15 File:SHAEF Shoulder Patch.svg,

SHAEF Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF; ) was the headquarters of the Commander of Allies of World War II, Allied forces in northwest Europe, from late 1943 until the end of World War II. US General Dwight D. Eisenhower was the ...

File:Insignia of the South East Asia Command.svg,

South East Asia Command South East Asia Command (SEAC) was the body set up to be in overall charge of Allied operations in the South-East Asian Theatre during the Second World War. History Organisation The initial supreme commander of the theatre was General Sir ...

Army group

. File:ALFSEA.svg, Allied Land Forces South East Asia
Previously 11th Army Group. Anglo Indian Chinese American. File:15th Army Group Insignia.png, Headquarters 15th Army GroupCole p. 16
Anglo American. File:21st army group badge large.svg, Headquarters 21st Army Group
Anglo Canadian.

Army

TNA INF3-5 General William Slim 1939-1946

File:British 1st Army Formation Badge.svg, First ArmyCole p. 23 File:2nd british army badge large.png, Second ArmyCole p. 24 File:British Eighth Army SSI.svg, Eighth ArmyCole p. 24 File:Ninth army.svg, Ninth Army File:British 10th Army Plaque.JPG, Tenth ArmyCole p. 25 File:12th army.svg, Twelfth Army File:הארמיה ה-14.svg, Fourteenth Army File:First Allied Airborne Army.svg,

First Allied Airborne Army The First Allied Airborne Army was an Allies of World War II, Allied Military organization, formation formed on 2 August 1944 by the order of General of the Army (United States), General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Headquarters Allied Exped ...

Commonwealth and Empire

File:First Canadian Army formation patch.svg,

First Canadian Army The First Canadian Army () was a field army and a formation of the Canadian Army in World War II in which most Canadian elements serving in North-West Europe were assigned. It served on the Western Front from July 1944 until May 1945. It was Cana ...

Cole p. 60 File:Australian First Army Unit Colour Patch.PNG, First Australian Army File:Aus 2nd army.svg, Second Australian Army File:North west army (india).svg, North-Western Army (India)Cole p. 75
1942-1945, converted from, and back into, Northern Command (India). File:Southern army (india).svg, Southern Army (India)
1942-1945, converted from, and back into, Southern Command (India).

Commands

U.K., Commonwealth and Empire

Commands were notionally of ''Army'' level, some choosing army command colours (red and black) and in the U.K. in the early years of the war could command one or more corps as 'Corps districts'. In Southern Command (United Kingdom) the colouring of the shield and sometimes the stars was varied according to the wearers arm of service, 18 Second World War varieties are known including the headquarters, and the

Auxiliary Territorial Service The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS; often pronounced as an acronym) was the women's branch of the British Army during the World War II, Second World War. It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women's voluntary service, and existe ...

. Shown below are the commands on the territory of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth or Empire nations. File:Northern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg,

Northern Command (United Kingdom) Northern Command was a Home Command (military formation), Command of the British Army from 1793 to 1889 and from 1905 to 1972. Nineteenth century Great Britain was divided into military districts on the outbreak of Anglo-French War (1793–1802) ...

Cole p. 17 File:Eastern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg,

Eastern Command (United Kingdom) Eastern Command was a Command of the British Army. Nineteenth century Great Britain was divided into military districts on the outbreak of Anglo-French War (1793–1802), war with France in 1793. In the first half of the 19th century the command ...

File:South-Eastern Command.jpg, South-Eastern Command (United Kingdom)
1941-1944. File:Southern command vehicle.svg,

Southern Command (United Kingdom) Southern Command was a Command of the British Army. Nineteenth century Great Britain was divided into military districts on the outbreak of Anglo-French War (1793–1802), war with France in 1793. By the 1830s the command included the countie ...

Cole p. 18
Vehicle sign. File:Southern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg, Southern Command (United Kingdom)
Uniform patch. File:Western Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg,

Western Command (United Kingdom) Western Command was a command of the British Army. History Western Command was established in 1905 and was originally called the Welsh & Midland Command before changing its name in 1906. In 1907 Western Command relocated to Watergate House, Ches ...

File:HQ, Scotland CMD.svg,

Scottish Command Scottish Command or Army Headquarters Scotland (from 1972) is a Command (military formation), command of the British Army. History Early history Great Britain was divided into military districts on the outbreak of Anglo-French War (1793–180 ...

HQ staff. File:Scotland CMD other.svg, Scottish Command, other troops. File:AA command 1st.svg,

Anti-Aircraft Command Anti-Aircraft Command (AA Command, or "Ack-Ack Command") was a British Army command of the Second World War that controlled the Territorial Army anti-aircraft artillery and searchlight formations and units defending the United Kingdom. Origin ...

First pattern. File:AA command 2nd.svg, Anti-Aircraft Command
Second pattern. File:Canadian Atlantic Command formation patch.png, Atlantic Command (Canada) File:Canadian Pacific Command formation patch.png, Pacific Command (Canada) File:Northern Command (India).png,

Northern Command (India) The Northern Command is a Command (military formation), Command of the Indian Army. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the British Indian Army in 1908. It was scrapped upon India's independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. ...

Cole p. 20 File:Central command (india).svg,

Central Command (India) The Central Command of the Indian Army is one of the seven operational commands of the army. It is based at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. History Second World War Central Command was first established in 1942 during World War II and then disbanded in ...

1942-1946. File:Westafrica command.svg, West Africa commandCole p. 21 File:Eastafrica command.svg,

East Africa Command East Africa Command was a Command of the British Army. Until 1947 it was under the direct control of the Army Council and thereafter it became the responsibility of Middle East Command. It was disbanded on 11 December 1963, the day before Kenya bec ...

Corps

The corps formation sign would be worn by headquarters and any attached troops, that is, those not in a division, independent infantry or armoured brigade, an

Army Group Royal Artillery An Army Group Royal Artillery (AGRA) was a British Commonwealth military formation during the Second World War and shortly thereafter. Generally assigned to Army corps, an AGRA provided the medium and heavy artillery to higher formations within t ...

or a lines of communication formation. After the B.E.F.'s return from France, existing and newly formed Corps (I - XII) were allocated districts, and known as 'Corps districts', under the existing Home Commands, as shown below. They were replaced by military districts during 1942 and 1943. Not shown are VI Corps, based in Northern Ireland and VII Corps based around Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, neither had a formation sign as a real formation and both were disbanded before the end of 1940.Cole p. 28 The appropriate arm of service strip would be worn below the sign on a uniform (see above), with the exception of some (service) corps in I Corps, which altered the colours of the diamond as appropriate. For example, engineers (two diagonal blue stripes on the diamond), signals (a blue diamond), artillery (diamond halved vertically, blue and red) and service corps (diamond halved horizontally blue on yellow). File:I Corps.svg, I CorpsCole p. 27
I Corps district, the East Midlands. File:II corps.svg, II Corps
II Corps district, the Wash-East Anglia. File:III corps.svg,

III Corps district, West Midlands-Wales File:IV corps.svg,

IV Corp district, southern Midlands. File:V corps.svg,

V Corps district, Dorset-Isle of Wight. File:VIII corps (1).svg,

VIII Corps District, Devon and Cornwall, First pattern. File:VIII corps (2).svg, VIII Corps
Second pattern from 1943 as a field Corps. File:IX corps.svg,

Cole p. 29
IX Corps district, Northumbria. File:X corps.svg,

X Corps district, Yorkshire, First pattern. File:X Corps.png, X Corps
Second pattern. File:XI corps.svg,

XI Corps district, East Anglia-Thames estuary. File:XII corps.svg,

XII Corps 12th Corps, Twelfth Corps, or XII Corps may refer to: * 12th Army Corps (France) * XII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, a unit of the Imperial German Army * XII ( ...

Cole p. 30
XII Corps district, Kent and Sussex. File:XIII corps.svg, XIII Corps File:XXX Corps 1944-1945 shoulder flash.jpg, XXX Corps File:I AA corps.svg, I Anti-Aircraft CorpsCole p. 53 File:II AA corps.svg, II Anti-Aircraft Corps File:III AA corps.svg, III Anti-Aircraft Corps

Commonwealth and Empire

The Canadian and Australian uniform signs shown below are the headquarters signs. Canadian attached troops indicated their (service) corps with the addition of letters (for example R C E for the

Royal Canadian Engineers The Canadian Military Engineers (CME; ) is the military engineering personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. The members of the branch that wear army uniform comprise the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE; ). The mission of the Canadia ...

or a maroon stripe for the

Royal Canadian Medical Service The Royal Canadian Medical Service (RCMS, ) is a personnel branch of the Canadian Armed Forces, consisting of all members of medical occupations. Nearly all members of the RCMS, along with the members of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps (RCDC), are ...

). Australian attached troops indicated their (service) corps by replacing the black and white triangles with their corps colour (I Corps), or central triangle (II and III Corps) and replacing the black triangle with the green or red of the field corps, for example purple for the

Royal Australian Engineers The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) is the military engineering corps of the Australian Army. The RAE is ranked fourth in seniority of the corps of the Australian Army, behind the Corps of Staff Cadets, Staff Cadets, Royal Australian Armoured C ...

or brown for the

Australian Army Medical Corps The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC) is the branch of the Australian Army responsible for providing medical care to Army personnel. The AAMC was formed in 1902 through the amalgamation of medical units of the various Australian colon ...

. File:I Canadian Corps formation sign.png,

I Canadian Corps I Canadian Corps was one of the two corps fielded by the Canadian Army during the Second World War. History From December 24, 1940, until the formation of the First Canadian Army in April 1942, there was a single unnumbered Canadian Corps. I Ca ...

Vehicle sign. File:I Canadian Corps formation patch.png, I Canadian Corps File:II Canadian Corps formation sign.png,

II Canadian Corps II Canadian Corps was a corps-level formation that, along with I (British) Corps (August 1, 1944, to April 1, 1945) and I Canadian Corps (April 6, 1943, to November 1943, and April 1, 1945, until the end of hostilities), comprised the First C ...

Vehicle sign. File:II Canadian Corps formation patch.png, II Canadian Corps File:Aus I corps ww2.svg,

I Corps (Australia) I Corps was an Australian Army corps, one of three that were raised by the Army during World War II. It was the main Australian operational corps for much of the war. Various Australian and other Allies of World War II, Allied Division (militar ...

File:Aus II corps ww2.svg, II Corps (Australia) File:Aus III corps ww2.svg, III Corps (Australia) File:XV indian corps.svg, XV Indian Corps File:XXI indian corps.svg, XXI Indian CorpsCole p. 75 File:XXXIII indian corps.svg, XXXIII Indian Corps File:XXXIV indian corps.svg, XXXIV Indian Corps

Districts

Military districts, the level below area commands were constantly changing, the signs below do not show a 'snap-shot' in time for any command area.Cole p. 99 Being local formations, the signs reference local attributes such as history, geography, industry, regimental affiliations and heraldry.

Britain

File:Northumbrian County Division -vector.svg, Northumbrian district (Northern Command). File:West Riding district.jpg, West Riding district (Northern Command). File:Northriding district.svg, North Riding district (Northern Command). File:Northmidlands district.jpg, North Midlands district (Northern Command).Cole p. 100 File:East Riding and Lincolnshire District Formation Badge.svg, East Riding and Lincolnshire District (Northern Command). File:Central midlands district (first pattern).svg, Central Midlands district (first pattern), (Eastern Command).Cole p. 104 File:Central midlands district.jpg, Central Midlands district, East Central district (Eastern Command). File:Essexandsuffolk district.svg, Essex and Suffolk district (Eastern Command).Cole p. 103 File:Norfolk and cambridge district.svg, Norfolk and Cambridge district
(Eastern Command). File:Nkent surrey district.svg, North Kent and Surrey district (South Eastern Command).Cole p. 102 File:Sussex and surrey district.svg, Sussex and Surrey district (South eastern Command). File:Eastkent district.svg, East Kent district (South Eastern Command),
Home Counties district (Southern Command). File:Hampshire and Dorset district.svg, Hampshire and Dorset district, Aldershot and Hampshire district (Southern Command).Cole p. 101 File:Salisbury district.svg, Salisbury district (Southern Command). File:VIII corps (1).svg, South-Western district (Southern Command).
From 1943. File:South midland district.svg, South Midland district (Southern Command). File:Lancashire and Border district.svg, Lancashire and Border district
(Western Command). File:North wales district.jpg, North Wales district (Western Command). File:South wales district.svg, South Wales district (Western Command). File:West lancashire district.jpg, West Lancashire district (Western Command). File:London district.svg, London district. File:Northhighland dist.svg, North Highland district (Scottish Command). File:Flag of Scotland.svg, South Highland district (Scottish Command). File:Westscottland dist.svg, West Scotland district (Scottish Command). File:Eastscottland dist.svg, Edinburgh Area 1939-1941, Lothian and Border district 1941-1944, East Scotland district.
(Scottish Command) File:Orkneyshetland defences.svg, Orkney and Shetland Defences.Cole p. 105 File:NI district WW2.svg, Northern Ireland district (1st pattern). File:NI district 2nd.svg, Northern Ireland district (2nd pattern).

India

File:Baluchistan district.svg, Baluchistan District, (Northern Command).Cole p. 119 File:Kohat district.svg, Kohat District, (Northern Command). File:Peshawar district.svg, Peshawar District.(Northern Command).Cole p. 118 File:Waziristan district.svg, Waziristan District, (Northern Command). File:Delhi district.jpg, Delhi District, (Central Command). File:Lahore district.svg, Lahore District, (Central Command). File:Nagpur district.svg, Nagpur District, (Central Command). File:United Provinces Area.svg, United Provinces Area, (Central Command). File:Sind district.svg, Sind District (Western Independent District, Central Command).

Mediterranean and Middle East

File:Cyreniaca District.svg, Cyreniaca District, Libya.Cole p. 112 File:Ninth army.svg, North Levant District, Syria. (Reused the Ninth Army sign on its disbanding.)Cole p. 113 File:No.3 District CMF.svg, No.3 District, Naples, Central Mediterranean Force

Lines of Communications

Depending on the theatre of operations these units could be under command of the Theatre, Army Group or Army. The Australian signs show the headquarters design for that formation, attached troops wore an additional colour/shape combination (for example, Service Corps sections wore a white on blue design in the centre of the patch). File:21st Army Group HQ Lines of Communications.svg, 21st Army Group HQ Lines of Communications.Cole p. 111 File:21st Army Group Lines of Communications troops.svg, 21st Army Group Lines of Communications troops. File:15 area MEF North Palestine district.svg, No. 15 Area Middle East Forces (Palestine). File:SEAC LoC.svg, Headquarters LoC South East Asia Command (used by South Burma District Post War). File:101st LoC.svg, 101st Lines of Communication Area (Bihar and Orissa).Cole p. 116 File:Madras 105 LoC.svg, 105th Lines of Communication Area (Madras). File:106th Hyderabad Lines of Communication.svg, 106th Lines of Communication (Hyderabad). File:107th LoC.jpg, 107th Lines of Communication Area (Bombay). File:109th LoC.svg, 109th Lines of Communication Area (Bangalore).Cole p. 117 File:110th LoC India.svg, 110th Lines of Communication Area (Poona) File:202nd LoC.svg, 202nd Lines of Communication Area (Assam) File:303rd LoC.svg, 303rd Lines of Communication Area (Bengal) File:404th LoC.svg, 404th Lines of Communication Area (East Bengal) File:505th LoC India.svg, 505th Lines of Communication Area (Following Fourteenth Army) File:New guinea LoC.svg, New Guinea (Australia) Lines of Communication File:Northern territory LoC.svg, Northern Territory (Australia) Lines of Communication File:Tasmania LoC.svg, Tasmania (Australia) Lines of Communication File:Westernaustralia LoC.svg, Western Australia Lines of Communication File:Southaustralia LoC.svg, South Australia Lines of Communication File:Victoria LoC.svg, Victoria (Australia) Lines of Communication File:Newsouthwales LoC.svg, New South Wales (Australia) Lines of Communication File:Queensland LoC.svg, Queensland (Australia) Lines of Communication

Post War

Armies and Commands

File:21st army group badge large.svg,

BAOR British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was the name given to British Army occupation forces in the Rhineland, West Germany, after the First World War, First and Second World Wars, and during the Cold War, becoming part of NATO, NATO's Northern Army Gr ...

File:Northern Command Post WW2.svg, Northern Command. File:Eastern Command Post WW2.svg, Eastern Command.Cole (2) p. 13 File:Southern Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg, Southern Command. File:Western Command (United Kingdom) Badge.jpg, Western Command. File:HQ, Scotland CMD.svg, Scottish Command.Cole (2) p. 15 File:AA command 2nd.svg, Anti-Aircraft Command.

Corps and Districts

File:I Corps.svg, I Corps. File:XXI Corps T.A. PW.svg, XXI (Northern) Corps Territorial Army. File:XXIII Corps T.A. PW.svg, XXIII (Southern) Corps Territorial Army. File:Northunbrian District Post WW2.svg, Northunbrian district (Northern Command). File:Northmidlands district.jpg, North Midlands district (Northern Command).Cole (2) p. 39 File:East and West Riding (Yorkshire) District Post WW2.svg, East and West Riding (Yorkshire) district (Northern Command). File:East Anglian District PW.svg, East Anglian district (Eastern Command).Cole (2) p. 36 File:Eastkent district.svg, Home Counties district (Eastern Command). File:Aldershot District PW.svg, Aldershot District (Southern Command). File:Salisbury district.svg, Salisbury Plain district (Southern Command). File:VIII corps (1).svg, South-Western district (Southern Command).
First pattern to 1953. File:South-Western District PW second pattern.svg, South-Western District (Southern Command)
Second pattern from 1953.Cole (2) p. 35 addendum File:Lancashire and Border district.svg, North Western district
(Western Command).Cole p. 37 File:North wales district.jpg, Mid Western district (Western Command). File:London district.svg, London district.Cole (2) p. 31 File:Northhighland dist.svg, Highland district
(Scottish Command).Cole (2) p. 34 File:Westscottland dist.svg, Lowland district
(Scottish Command). File:Northern Ireland District post WW2 KC.svg, Northern Ireland District.

References

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