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Churchill, Truman and Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, 23 July 1945

War and Peace

On This Day: July 1945

In July 1945, Allied leaders assembled at Potsdam to finalise their plans for postwar Europe. The discussions were held as news emerged that the United States had successfully tested a new superweapon.

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1st Reserve Regiment of Cavalry in training, 1914

Cavalry on the Western Front

In the First World War, the cavalry could no longer deliver the decisive charges it had performed in the past. But it continued to carry out a variety of useful roles that contributed to British success.

Intelligence Corps

This British Army unit was originally formed in 1914. It is responsible for collecting, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security.

57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. It served until the Army reforms of 1881, when it became part of The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment).

Glengarry badge, 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment, c1874

77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot (The Duke of Cambridge’s Own)

This infantry unit was raised in 1787. It served in several campaigns until 1881, when it was merged into The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment).

Glengarry badge 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment, c1874

69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot

This British Army infantry unit was raised in 1758. It continued in service until 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Welsh Regiment.

Horse power in the First World War

Without its hard-working horses, the Army could not have functioned during the First World War. Their contribution included carrying and pulling supplies, ammunition, artillery and even the wounded.

Glengarry badge, 41st (The Welsh) Regiment of Foot, c1874

41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot

This British Army infantry unit was raised in 1719. It continued in service until 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Welsh Regiment.

45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was formed in 1741. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Sherwood Foresters.

95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was formed in 1823. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Sherwood Foresters.

Army horse care in the First World War

During the First World War, the Army relied on its horses to perform a wide range of jobs. The requisition, transportation and care of these animals was therefore of huge importance.

80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers)

This infantry unit was raised in 1793. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The South Staffordshire Regiment.

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

This armoured regiment was formed in 1922 from two existing dragoon units. It served until 1992, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Dragoon Guards.

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