During World War II, several dozen divisions were formed as part of the British Army, and at the end of the war they served in its ranks about 2.9 million people. Despite the well-developed radio and telephone communication, despatch riders still played quite a role in this. For the first time such messengers were used in the British Army at the beginning of World War I and operated in the structure of the Royal Engineers Signal Service. It is worth adding that initially only volunteers enlisted in this service. In the course of the next world war, the role of despatch riders did not diminish. They served not only in the British Army, but also in the aviation (RAF) and the Royal Navy, most of which were subordinate to the Royal Corps of Signals (RCS for short). It is worth adding here that both the British infantry division and the armored division included a separate RCs battalion, which included despatch riders. British motorcycle messengers used many motorcycle models from brands such as Triumph, Norton, BSA and Matchless in their service. It is also worth adding that one of the most used models was the Norton 16H.
During World War II, several dozen divisions were formed as part of the British Army, and at the end of the war they served in its ranks about 2.9 million people. Of course, this one of the most important armies of the Second World War was fought by its officers' corps. A significant part of British senior officers from 1939-1945 graduated Royal Military Academy, Woolwich or Royal Military College, Sandhurst. They were - most often - well prepared for their role on the battlefield, but often proved to be too conservative on the battlefield and acted too methodically. Examples include the planning and conduct of the counterattack at Arras in May 1940 or the fighting in the Caen area in summer 1944. At the same time, however, the British officer corps was able to learn, as evidenced by the lessons learned from the battles with Rómmel's troops in the desert in 1941-1942. He was also able to carry out very successful offensive operations - a perfect example is Operation Compass at the turn of 1940/1941 led by General Richard O'Connor. She considered herself the most outstanding senior British commander of World War II - more or less deservedly - field marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, but it is also worth mentioning, for example, Generals Dempsey, Horrocks and Hobart.