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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The BAOR we know from the aftermath of World War II was in fact the second of two BAORs. The first was established in March 1919 to facilitate the British occupation of the Rhineland under the terms of the November 1918 armistice. The British were joined by the occupying armies of the United States of America Belgium and France. The British army initially comprised five corps composed of two divisions each plus a cavalry division. It went into Germany on 3 December 1918 and was established as the occupying force in March 1919. BAOR was headquartered at Cologne. The Cologne Post was their publication published from 31 March 1919 to 17 January 1926. By August 1920 the BAOR comprised approximately 13360 troops consisting of staff cavalry Royal Artillery Royal Engineers infantry machine gun corps tanks and the usual ancillary services. The troops were mainly located around Cologne at an approximate cost of ?300000 per month. (LL)