This site is dedicated to the study of Commonwealth
Orders of Battle during the period of the Second World War. I
am interested in contacting other researchers who are willing
to exchange information on the British Commonwealth and Empire
during this period. Contact me at dryan67@adelphia.net.
Related order of battle links
are shown below. The site is organized around each of the major
Commonwealth countries.
David A. Ryan

Recent Publications
The above books were published in February 2003 as part of the ongoing series entitled "The British Armies in World War Two" by Nafziger. Volume Five covers the Australian Army while Supplement Three contains orders of battle from 1942 to 1944. They can be obtained directly from the publisher, the Nafziger Collection. Volume Six will cover the Canadian Army. It will become available in late May 2003.
Commonwealth Orders of Battle 1939-45
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OrdersOfBattle.Com - Database of WWII Orders of Battle
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World War II: A British Focus by Robert Cull
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1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, World War II Reenactors
British Commonwealth Orders of Battle by Steve Rothwell