Skip to main content

09 February 2023

  • English
  • Español
  • Get “Supply Points”
  • Get updates
  • Feedback
  • About WW2live
  • Login
  • Sign in
  • My account
  • Help
Home
Add content
FacebookTwitterGoogle+YoutubeRSS
WW2Live ClubWW2Live Affiliates

Main menu

  • Topics WW2
      1. INTERWAR PERIOD AND CAUSES WW2
        1. Conferences and Treaties
        2. League of Nations
        3. Ideologies and Doctrines
        4. Crisis and Interwar Armed Conflicts
        5. Economics Prelude
        6. Miscellaneous Pre-War
      2. POLITICAL, SOCIETY, ECONOMY, ART, CULTURE DURING WW2
        1. Nations at War: Axis
        2. Nations at War: Allied
        3. Co-belligerents and Neutrals Nations
        4. Occupied Nations and Territories - Collaborators
        5. International Relations
        6. Conferences and Treaties
        7. Miscellaneous during WW2
      3. ESPIONAGE, RESISTANCE, ESCAPES, SECRETS AND CURIOSITIES
        1. Special Operations, Intelligence and Espionage
        2. Partisans, Guerrillas and Resistance Movements
        3. POWs and Internees, Escapes and Rescues
        4. Secrets of WW2
        5. WW2 Curiosities
      4. ATROCITIES AND WAR END
        1. The Holocaust
        2. War Crimes
        3. Allied Occupation
        4. War Trials
        5. Postwar
        6. Miscellaneous Atrocities and War End
      5. STRATEGIES, RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES MILITARY
        1. Strategy, Tactic, Doctrine, Planning and Training
        2. Science and Technology Military
        3. Military Maps
      6. WW2 TODAY
        1. Archaeology of WW2
        2. Retrospectives and News WW2
  • Theaters and Campaigns
      1. WAR IN THE EUROPE
        1. Polish Campaign (1939)
        2. Russo-Finish War: Winter War (1939-1940) and Continuation War (1941-1944)
        3. Russo - German War (1941-1945)
        4. Norway and Denmark Campaign (1940)
        5. France, Belgium and Low Countries (1939-1940)
        6. Battle of Britain, Operation Sea Lion and The Blitz (1940-1941)
        7. Northwest Europe Campaign (1944-1945)
        8. Europe: Miscellaneous Campaigns
      2. WAR IN THE AFRICA, MEDITERRANEAN AND NEAR EAST
        1. Italian East Africa Campaigns (1940-1941)
        2. North Africa Campaigns and the Mediterranean (1940-1943)
        3. Northwest Africa Campaign (1942-1943)
        4. Italian Campaign (1943-1945)
        5. Balkan Campaigns and The Aegean (1940-1941)
        6. Balkan Campaigns, The Aegean and The Adriatic (1942-1945)
        7. Near East Campaigns (1940-1945)
        8. Africa, Mediterranean and Near East: Miscellaneous Campaigns
      3. AIR AND NAVAL WAR IN THE WEST OF EUROPE
        1. Naval War in the West (1939-1945)
        2. Air War in the West (1939-1945)
        3. Air and Naval campaigns in Europe: Miscellaneous
      4. WAR IN ASIA
        1. China-Japan War (1937-1945)
        2. Indo-China and Thailand Operations (1940-1945)
        3. Malaya and Singapore Campaign (1941-1942)
        4. Philippines Campaign (1941-1942)
        5. East Indies Operations (1941-1945)
        6. (CBI) China-Burma-India Theater (1941-1945)
        7. Soviet Operations in The Far East (1945)
        8. Asia: Miscellaneous Campaigns
      5. WAR IN AUSTRALIA, PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS
        1. Pearl Harbor Raid (December 1941)
        2. Central Pacific Area Operations (1941-1945)
        3. Indian Ocean (1941-1945)
        4. Australia, New Guinea and The Bismarck Operations (1942-1945)
        5. Solomon Islands Campaigns and The South Pacific (1942-1945)
        6. Bombas Atómicas y Rendición del Japón (1945)
        7. North Pacific Area Operations (1941-1945)
        8. Australia, Pacific and Indian: Miscellaneous Campaigns
      6. AIR AND NAVAL WAR IN ASIA, PACIFIC E INDIAN
        1. War at Sea in The Pacific and Indian Oceans (1939-1945)
        2. Air War in Asia and The Pacific (1941-1945)
        3. Air and Naval Asia, Pacific and Indian: Miscellaneous Campaigns
  • Armament and Equipment
      1. ARMY
        1. Helmets and Individual Equipment
        2. Individual Weapons
          • Handguns
          • Rifles
          • Grenades
          • Submachine Guns
          • Light Machine Guns
          • Machine Guns
        3. Mortars and Grenade Launcher
        4. Anti-Tank Weapons
          • Rifle Anti-Tank
          • Anti-Tank Guns
          • Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Guns
        5. Artillery
          • Towed Howitzers
          • Field Guns
          • Self-Propelled Howitzers
          • Aircraft Artillery
          • Coastal Artillery
          • Rocket Launcher
        6. Transport Vehicles
          • Light Vehicles
          • Trucks
          • Motorcycles
        7. Tanks and Armoured
          • Half-Track Armored Personnel Carrier
          • Tank Destroyers
          • Assault Guns
          • Light Tanks
          • Medium Tanks
          • Heavy Tanks
          • Armored Cars and Armoured Fighting Vehicles
          • Armoured Trains
        8. Chemical Weapons
          • Flamethrowers
          • Fog Weapons
      2. NAVY
        1. Battleships
        2. Pocket Battleships
        3. Aircraft carriers
        4. Escort Carriers
        5. Battle Cruisers
        6. Heavy Cruisers
        7. Light Cruisers
        8. Destroyers
        9. Escort Ships
          • Torpedo Boats
          • Frigates
          • Corvettes
          • Minelayers
          • Minesweeper
          • Gunboats
          • Monitors
          • Auxiliary Cruisers
          • Other Escort and Auxiliary Boats
        10. Torpedo and Gun Boats
        11. Submarines
          • Coastal
          • Minelaying
          • Ocean-going
          • Other
        12. Transport Ships
          • Troop Ships
          • Landing ships
        13. Amphibious Vehicles
        14. Other Warships and Auxiliary Ships
      3. AIR FORCE
        1. Fighter Aircraft
          • Light Fighters
          • Heavy Fighters
        2. Bomber Aircrafts
          • Dive Bombers
          • Figther - Bombers
          • Light Bombers and Ground Attack
          • Torpedo Bombers
          • Medium Bombers
          • Heavy Bombers
        3. Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircrafts
        4. Transport Aircrafts and Gliders
        5. Other Aircrafts
      4. OTHER WEAPONS AND FORTRESS
        1. Suicide Weapons
        2. Secret Weapons
        3. Fortifications
        4. Other Weapons and Equipments
  • Military Units
      1. OVERVIEW MILITARY UNITS
        1. Order of Battle
        2. History of Major Military Units
        3. Uniform Soldiers
        4. Insignias, Medals, Awards and Badges
      2. ARMY
        1. Armoured Units
        2. Light Mechanized Units
        3. Infantry Units
          • Infantry Units
          • Fortress Units
          • Grenadier Units
          • Light Infantry Units
          • Motorized Infantry Units
          • Armoured Grenadiers Units
          • Volks-Grenadiers Units
          • Security Units
          • Reserve Units
          • Training Units
          • Static Units
          • Special Units
        4. Mountain Units
        5. Ski Units
        6. Light Chasseurs Units
        7. Cavalry Units
        8. Light Cavalry Units
        9. Artillery Units
        10. Fortress Units
        11. Coastal Defense Units
        12. Replacement Units
        13. Other Army Units
      3. NAVY
        1. Naval Infantry Units
        2. Marine Units
        3. Other Marine Units
      4. AIR FORCE
        1. Parachute Units
        2. Airborne Units
        3. Field Units
        4. Special Units
        5. Training Units
        6. Anti-Aircraft Units
        7. Air Force Units
        8. Other Air Force Units
      5. SPECIAL CORPS AND UNITS
        1. Waffen SS Units
        2. Colonial Units
        3. Expatriate Units
        4. Command Units
        5. Engineer Units
        6. Other Special Units
  • Museums, Memorials and Sites
      1. EUROPE AND AFRICA
        1. Museums
        2. Memorials
        3. Cemetery
        4. Sites
        5. Battlefields
      2. UNITED STATES, CANADA AND THE REST OF LATIN
        1. Museums
        2. Memorials
        3. Cemetery
        4. Sites
        5. Battlefields
      3. JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, CHINA AND REST OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
        1. Museums
        2. Memorials
        3. Cemetery
        4. Sites
        5. Battlefields
  • Veterans
      1. Veterans: News and Events
      2. Veterans Associations – Leagues
      3. Veterans Forums
      4. Veterans: Other Interesting Resources
  • Re-enactment
      1. Re-enactment: News and Events
      2. Re-enactors Associations
      3. Re-enactment Forums
      4. Re-enactment: Other Interesting Resources
  • WW2 Hobbies
      1. MODELING
        1. Modeling: News and Events
        2. Modelers Associations
        3. Modeling Forums
        4. Miniatures and Dioramas
          • Modeling: Figures
          • Modeling: Vehicles and Tanks
          • Modeling: Aircrafts
          • Modeling: Warships and Submarines
          • Modeling: Dioramas
        5. Modeling: New Releases
        6. Modeling: Other Interesting Resources
      2. Toys
        1. Dolls
        2. Vehicles
      3. Wargames
        1. Wargames: News and Events
        2. Associations and Clubs Wargames
        3. Wargames Forums
        4. Wargames
          • Wargames: Board games
          • Wargames: PC and Mac
          • Wargames: Miniatures
          • Wargames: Other Formats
        5. Video Game Console
        6. Wargames: New Releases
        7. Wargames: Other Interesting Resources
  • Films, Music, Art and Books
      1. FILMOGRAPHY
        1. Filmography: News and Events
        2. Filmography: Reviews and New Releases
        3. Filmography: Other Interesting Resources
      2. WARTIMES MUSIC
        1. Film Music
        2. 20´s Music
        3. 30´s Music
        4. 40´s Music
        5. Music: News and Events
        6. Music: Reviews and New Releases
        7. Music: Other Interesting Resources
      3. ART
        1. Art: News and Events
        2. Art: Drawings
        3. Art: Poster & Prints
        4. Art: Other Formats
        5. Art: Other Interesting Resources
      4. BOOKS
        1. Books: News and Events
        2. Books: Reviews and New Releases
        3. Books: Other Interesting Resources
  • Leadership and People
      1. MILITARY LEADERSHIP
      2. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
      3. OTHER HISTORICAL PEOPLE
"Where No One Dares" - WW2 German War Film La Bristellerie 101st AIRBORNE Behind Enemy Lines
AIRBORNE 502 PATHFINDERS V1 ROCKET base La Bristellerie - Fallen Eagle 6K HD
WW2 German War Film / AIRBORNE 502 Pathfinders
Mackenzie King
Eighth Army versus Rommel
How to kill a Panther tank
German Uniforms
Hang Tough: Major Dick Winters
Operation Lena and Hitler's Plots to Blow up Britain
The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944
  1. Home
  2. » Americans in Great Britain, a World War II Online Interactive, Released
link
DDIke's picture
Shared by DDIke ( 
3
 HQ Batallón) June 30, 2016

Americans in Great Britain, a World War II Online Interactive, Released

The United States and Great Britain have been firm allies for a century. Their mutually beneficial relationship particularly deepened during  World War II, when the circumstances of war brought hundreds of thousands of Americans through the British Isles. The enduring friendships that ensued are still apparent more than 70 years later. To further tell this story, the American Battle Monuments Commission has released  itsAmericans in Great Britain Interactive. This free, digital tool allows users to learn more about this “friendly invasion” and its results as the two nations and their Allies fought together during  World War II.

Including historic images, narrative video and text, and an encyclopedia of people, places, organizations and equipment involved, Americans in Great Britain provides a comprehensive insight into this mammoth mixing together of military personnel and civilians on an international  scale.

The United States entered the war in December 1941, and American ground forces  arrived  in Belfast the following month. By February 1942 members of the U.S. Eighth Air Force were  on the ground, building towards a strategic bombing campaign. American and British naval and air units cooperated in fierce battles for the control of the Atlantic.  The U.S. troop build-up progressed quickly at first to support Operation Bolero, the  buildup for a proposed invasion of France. Bolero was suspended amidst concerns that a 1942 or 1943 cross-channel invasion would be premature, and troops were diverted to North Africa and the Mediterranean. In the second half of 1943 the American buildup in Great Britain resumed in earnest.

The United Kingdom served as a critical base for American operations throughout the war.  U.S. troops embarked from there for the invasion of North Africa in November 1942, and for subsequent operations in the Mediterranean.  American units participating in the Combined Bomber Offensive and the air war over Europe were based in England.  Great Britain served as the training ground and staging area for Operation Overlord, the massive amphibious invasion of  Europe through Normandy on June 6, 1944 – D-Day.  Over 1,600,000 American servicemen and women were in Great Britain as the invasion was launched. Numbers dwindled thereafter, but as late as April 30, 1945  there were still over 224,000 airmen, 109,000 communications zone troops, and 100,000 in hospitals or preparing to serve as individual replacements.

At the height of the American presence in Great Britain,  American servicemen and women were  ubiquitous through much of the island nation. They built or occupied vast encampments of their own, but also spent time in local pubs and establishments, toured the countryside, and  befriended British families. Both nations established impressive programs to bring the two cultures together amicably, and to accommodate and entertain the visitors. Tens of thousands of American servicemen  married English women, bringing them back to the United States after the war ended. American Forces Radio Network broadcast from the United Kingdom, bringing music and news from “home” to the British air waves.  American Red Cross Service Clubs opened to entertain American servicemen off their bases. Pieces of American life and culture  were seen and felt across the United Kingdom throughout the war, and Americans in turn took pieces of British life and culture home with them.

 Cambridge American Cemetery honors more than 8,500 Americans that died in  operations based out of the United Kingdom. These include those who battled to secure the Atlantic, those who fought in the skies over Europe, and those who prepared for and participated in the invasion through Normandy.

http://www.abmc.gov/sites/default/files/interactive/interactive_files/AGB_Web/

Americans in Great Britain is a an online interactive that shows the mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and Britain that deepened during the war when hundreds of thousands of Americans came through the British Isles

 

Source: 

www.abmc.gov
1

Tags: 

  • American troops
  • American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
  • Online Interactive
  • Americans in Great Britain

Categories: 

  • Military Units
  • OVERVIEW MILITARY UNITS
  • History of Major Military Units

WW2 Timeline: 

  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945

Nation in war: 

  • ALLIES
  • United States

Language: 

  • English

Rating: 

No votes yet

Related contents

In the same category
audio
1
Spaniards in the British Army
link
1
PODCAST MUJERES EN LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL
link
1
LEGIÓN CÓNDOR EN EL BURGO DE OSMA 1937-1938
audio
1
Airborne Chaplains in the Second World War
Same author contributions
external_video
German Panther Tank: One of the Most Deadly of World War II
external_video
WW2 Barwell Island Bunkers - Funny Drone Footage!!!
article

Image type: 

1
Unique Chance For You!! M4 Sherman Medium Tanks, For Sale!
external_video
How Germans Turned Trains Into Massive Artillery in WWII - One Of The Two Surviving Guns

Search engine

 
Enter a comma separated list of user names.

About WW2Live

  • Company info
  • Tell us what you think
  • Contact us

Share contents in WW2live

  • Contents form

Get advantages from WW2live

  • Sell on “Global Marketplace WW2live”
  • Become an Affiliate
  • WW2live Club
  • “Supply Points”
  • Suscribe to Newsletter

Your account in WW2live

  • Login
  • Sign in
  • Help
  • Policies and rules

WW2live on Social Media

FBTwitterGoogle+YouTubeRSS

Top
Military Sites

Military Top rankings. War relics- militaria and collecting sites, world war history. ww2 militaria uniforms steel helmets

  • Legal notice
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies Policy

Copyright © 2014. Yourwhislist E-Commerce, S.L. All rights reserved. WW2live is a division of Yourwhislist E-commerce, S.L.