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CLICK HERE to go to Personnel Details The Badge of this Army was A
Red Shield with a narrow White Inner Border, The center Divided by a Black
Horizontal Band on which the Roman numeral's "XIV" were inscribed in
White, set across a White Sword ,Hilt upper most.
The History This was the Badge of the Hard Fighting "Fourteenth Army" this army was formed in November 1943, it was said to be the Largest single Army formed during the 2nd World War, (Later to be known as the "Forgotten Army") At
the time it was estimated that there were a Million Men under it's command, it
also held the Longest Battle Line of any Army during the War, This Stretched
from the Bay of Bengal to the Borders of China, it also fought in some of the
most arduous country in the World from Manipur to Rangoon.
The
"Fourteenth Armies" greatest Victories were in the Arakan, at Imphal,
Kohima, Kennedy Peak, Mandalay, & Meiktilla. This led to the
Defeat of the Japanese Imperial Army & the Liberation of Burma. The
"Fourteenth Army" was withdrawn to India in June 1945, to prepare for
the Invasion of Malaya. The H.Q. followed 34th Corps to Malaya in
September 1945. The
Army was divided into three Corps and these were:
4th Corps Commanded by Lieut/Gen G. Sconnes 15th
Corps Commanded by Lieut/Gen Alexander
Frank Philip
Christison 33rd
Corps Commanded by Lieut/Gen Sir M. Stopford The
34th Corps was raised for the Invasion of Malaya The
“Fourteenth Army” never in fact Commanded more than three Corps
for when the 34th Corps was raised the 4th & 15th
Corps had passed on to The “Twelth Army” Command. The
following Divisions served in the "Fourteenth Army" 2nd
& 36th British Divisions. 11th
East African Division. 81st.
& 82nd. West African Divisions with the following Indian Division's 3rd.(Chindits)
5th. 7th. 14th. 17th. 19th. 20th. 23rd. The Army was Commanded by Lieut/Gen Sir William Slim Information regarding the "Divisional Signs"
contributed by A.C. Maile,
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