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THE WORLD WAR Il TOMMY BRITISH ARMY UNIFORMS EUROPEAN THEATRE 1939-45 IN COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS re : Z r i EMBL ae aa ee chal | Section I From the Phoney War to the Fall of France I apparent worldwide menes towards lasting peace among icons in the ehaused aftermath of the Great Was, and deep ee omic depression, lef the military with a lw provigy and even lower ands. Bur athough often dismissed asa peti of ergnation, in ality ‘Be bate 19206 and che 1930s found the Army looking to the futur: spite ight budgets chey were developing not only innovative new pons and equipment, but also new uniforms far the modern sade, Becween 1902 and 1939 the standard uniform of the British Army warthe Service Dress, introduced by Aemy Orders 10, 40, and 1 of 1902, Originally @ loose - firing and untidy uniform, epico sie by the image ofthe trench - bound Tommy ofthe Great War, i hh interwar years were elaively peaceful forthe British An se: ecome during the interwar years one ofthe smareest uniform > be wor by the British soldier in the 20ch century Service dress served she British soldier wells however by the eaty £9306, wth an increasing tend roward mechanisation and modernist- Sen twas thought tha uniform beter sited ro Field use raher than |= = parade giound should be developed. Due consideration wae Se © the current tactical docerne of rapidly deployable and highly Seebe mechanised units: and the search for ste ~ of - the - are 1s forthe infantry cated ro new levels the increase in platoon, “se sany and hatalion Firepower which had begun with the adoption Se Lewis ight machine gan in 1915. The ype of weapons event

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