149:(SAMs), along with their associated radar networks, seemed superfluous. Likewise, it appeared new manned aircraft of any sort would have little utility in airspace dominated by SAMs. Numerous ongoing projects were abandoned, leaving too little work for the large number of aircraft companies. The paper suggested that the companies join forces to rationalise their operations for a future in which there would be smaller numbers of military projects.
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had been contributing reservists for air operations. From 1947 it had been curtailed to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and fighter units only — there being a large number of propeller aircraft still in use. The increasing complexity of weapons system and the use of helicopters for ASW was thought to be
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was required even before this point, there was some expectation that it would survive direct air attack given the ROTOR defence. With missiles, there was no way to do this. Any sign of an attack would require the immediate launch of the V force to ensure its survival - even if bombers were detected,
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would win the resulting battle. From that point, if the war continued, strategic weapons would be unleashed and the battle would be between the strategic bombers and the opposing defences. The massive superiority of the western air forces meant this battle would be short and largely one-sided, but
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The infantry of the line was to undergo major changes. Existing regiments were to be grouped in "brigades". Each brigade was to have a single depot with those of the individual regiments being reduced to the status of regimental headquarters. There was to be a reduction in the number of regular
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In such a scenario the need for air defences was essentially eliminated. If an attack occurred, even the complete attrition of attacking bombers would have little to no effect on the ultimate outcome once the missiles arrived. Much more likely was the opposite scenario, a missile attack on the
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to deter an attack – the actual battle was assumed to be carried out by nuclear weapons. The size of the Army was far larger than it had to be for this role, and led to reductions in the Army's size. Only the Navy was left significantly unchanged, although it refocussed on
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ultimately concluded no effective defence against these weapons was possible. The only way to stop an attack would be to stop it from being launched, and the only way to do that was through deterrence. Although the survival of the
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issued in March 1957 setting forth the perceived future of the
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and the change to a voluntary army, and to "keep the Army abreast of changing circumstances, policies, weapons and techniques of war". 51 major units and a large number of smaller ones were to be disbanded or
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V-force with Soviet bombers arriving later to hit targets that would likely have already been destroyed. With no existing system for detecting missile launches at long range, this became the primary concern.
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missiles were sure to follow anyway. In this case, there was no point trying to defend their airfields - they would either be empty or the war was already lost.
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was also cancelled; although it offered much higher performance than
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able to deliver nuclear warheads. Split into classes based on their range, much of the attention internationally was on the longest-ranged
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radar network that was being planned to replace ROTOR. To provide an indication of such a missile attack, the UK arranged to have a US
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would be reduced by approximately 15,000 officers and men, with divisional engineer regiments to be replaced by field squadrons. The
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infantry battalions from 64 to 49 by the merging of pairs of regiments. The brigades and regiments were to be (with changes to 1966):
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were incapable of successfully attacking these aircraft. Sandys relented and allowed the
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was in service, and after that point, a bomber attack was unlikely as the world increasingly switched to missiles. As such, even the
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was to lose 11,000 soldiers, and was to be organised more efficiently with a large number of depots closed. The
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could deliver these weapons with no possible defensive response. In this new environment, the interceptors and
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that might attempt to approach. The defensive weapons of the system included new jet-powered
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68th Selection Regiment placed in suspended animation 1961, disbanded 1962
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33rd Parachute Light Regiment disbanded to form 7th Parachute Rgt RHA 1961
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80th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment suspended animation 1958 disbanded 1962
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52nd Locating Regiment placed in suspended animation 1958, disbanded 1962
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was to pass to civilian contractors, allowing a loss of 18,000 men. The
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43rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment placed in suspended animation 1959
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21st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment placed in suspended animation 1964
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interceptor, and significantly reduced the scope and mission of the
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was to be reduced in size and reorganised to reflect the ending of
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By the mid-1950s, the USSR was known to be developing a variety of
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31st (Driver) Training Regiment placed in suspended animation 1961
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3rd (Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Essex) East Anglian Regiment
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the UK would have to survive at least one wave of Soviet attacks.
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15th Medium Regiment disbanded, personnel to 21st Medium Rgt 1958
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The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) (Territorial Army)
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61st Field Regiment disbanded 1959, personnel to 45th Regiment
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The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
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The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (Territorial Army)
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Engine companies were likewise "encouraged" to merge. In 1959
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as a major independent, along with the smaller companies like
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57th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment suspended animation in 1960
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work was spun off and merged with Vickers Supermarine as the
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The Duke of Albany's Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs)
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and it appeared they would be widespread by the mid-1960s.
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77th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment suspended animation 1958
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74th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment suspended animation 1958
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56th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment suspended animation 1958
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The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (Territorial Army)
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supersonic light bomber was also cancelled, as was the
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forces, but ultimately its goal was simply to act as a
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Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment
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The City of Glasgow Regiment (Highland Light Infantry)
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Squadron formed and placed under the Brigade of Guards
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was no longer required and production was cancelled.
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1st (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) East Anglian Regiment
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30 March 1957 Draft Copy of 1957 Defence White Paper
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15 March 1957 Draft copy of 1957 Defence White Paper
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jammers, which the Soviets might use to mask BMEWS.
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20th-century military history of the United Kingdom
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1222:The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1101:The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment
1251:renamed as 3rd (The Rifle Brigade) Green Jackets—
844:The Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment
782:The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Volunteers
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1601:Frederick, Army List Order 1960, pp. XXX-XXXIII.
1553:Statement on Defence, UK National Archives, 1957
1485:72nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment disbanded 1958
1470:53rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment disbanded 1957
1455:35th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment disbanded 1958
1197:The Queen's Own Seaforth and Cameron Highlanders
165:rather than all-out battle with a Soviet fleet.
852:The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire
501:and Bristol's engine division merged to become
1199:—TA units transferred without change of titles
1030:The Devonshire Regiment (1st Rifle Volunteers)
848:The Duke of York's Own East Yorkshire Regiment
740:The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment
451:and Bristol's helicopter work. Saunders-Roe's
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1289:The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
838:The Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment
403:soon joined the BAC group. In the same year,
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772:The King's Manchester and Liverpool Regiment
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726:The Queen's Own (Royal Kent Regiment) Buffs
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1107:—5th (NS) disbanded 1961 and merged with
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991:1961, all TA transferred to the corps of
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1071:The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
734:The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
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1747:Delivering Security in a Changing World
1063:Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry
1028:—TA units renamed as former regiments:
949:The Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment
792:The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
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1265:City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
1034:The Dorset Regiment (Territorial Army)
722:to form 3rd and 4th battalions in 1961
716:The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
704:The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
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1759:Strategic Defence and Security Review
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1430:64th Training Regiment disbanded 1962
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951:1961, all TA transferred to corps of
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289:Reduction in manned aircraft projects
1370:formed 1961 from 4th RHA and 31st RA
808:Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade
800:The King's Own Royal Border Regiment
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1193:The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
1111:of 5th Btn to form 5th/6th Btn 1961
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231:intercontinental ballistic missiles
190:To handle this attack, in the post-
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1249:Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade
1026:The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
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646:22nd Special Air Service Regiment—
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884:in 1963 and year before moved to
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685:The King's Own Scottish Borderers
546:Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
513:Restructuring of the British Army
419:, which had already consisted of
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1097:The South Staffordshire Regiment
730:Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs)
505:, but were shortly purchased by
371:Aircraft industry reorganisation
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878:The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
728:—formed by amalgamation of the
239:medium range ballistic missiles
34:needs additional citations for
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1363:5th Regiment Royal Artillery
1350:4th Regiment Royal Artillery
1293:The City of London Battalion
1261:London Rifle Brigade/Rangers
1231:The King's Royal Rifle Corps
1012:The Royal Hampshire Regiment
882:Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers
874:, brigade broken up in 1963
778:The East Lancashire Regiment
742:—8th and new 5th Btns formed
397:British Aircraft Corporation
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1753:Defence Industrial Strategy
1567:, The Times, July 25, 1957.
959:Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
576:Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
123:1957 White Paper on Defence
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1245:1961 as TA affiliated unit
1059:with HQ at Strensall Camp
929:The Royal Norfolk Regiment
923:The Royal Anglian Regiment
555:3rd The King's Own Hussars
360:nuclear weapon to arm it.
125:(Cmnd. 124) was a British
58:"1957 Defence White Paper"
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1524:Ending of air branch RNVR
1514:Royal Army Ordnance Corps
1133:The Royal Welch Fusiliers
963:Northamptonshire Regiment
542:1st King's Dragoon Guards
443:manufacturers, including
389:Bristol Aeroplane Company
365:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
134:, the recently appointed
1822:1957 in British politics
1817:1957 in military history
1781:Strategic Defence Review
1741:Strategic Defence Review
1723:1981 Defence White Paper
1712:1966 Defence White Paper
1707:1957 Defence White Paper
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1299:The Lancashire Fusiliers
880:—no changes, renamed as
720:The East Surrey Regiment
708:The East Surrey Regiment
383:Under pressure, in 1960
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945:Cambridgeshire Regiment
768:The Manchester Regiment
605:8th Royal Tank Regiment
601:5th Royal Tank Regiment
595:7th Royal Tank Regiment
591:4th Royal Tank Regiment
585:6th Royal Tank Regiment
581:3rd Royal Tank Regiment
568:4th Queen's Own Hussars
559:7th Queen's Own Hussars
347:Hawker Siddeley Red Top
220:surface-to-air missiles
216:tactical control radars
212:anti-aircraft artillery
147:surface-to-air missiles
1368:7th Parachute Regiment
1285:1960 and back in 1966
1056:Light Infantry Brigade
993:Royal Anglian Regiment
971:Royal Anglian Regiment
953:Royal Anglian Regiment
607:amalgamated as 5th RTR
597:amalgamated as 4th RTR
587:amalgamated as 3rd RTR
317:surface-to-air missile
246:anti-ballistic missile
1443:Anti-Aircraft Command
1342:7th Parachute Rgt RHA
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1212:Green Jackets Brigade
1165:St Patrick's Barracks
694:Home Counties Brigade
671:Royal Scots Fusiliers
169:Main aspects of paper
1812:Defence white papers
1291:—8th Btn renamed as
1279:St George's Barracks
1259:amalgamated to form
1253:London Rifle Brigade
1243:Queen's Royal Rifles
1241:amalgamated to form
1239:Queen's Westminsters
1195:amalgamated to form
1123:The Barracks, Brecon
1103:amalgamated to form
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1069:amalgamated to form
1045:amalgamated to form
1024:amalgamated to form
983:amalgamated to form
965:amalgamated to form
933:The Suffolk Regiment
914:East Anglian Brigade
899:East Anglian Brigade
850:amalgamated to form
798:amalgamated to form
784:amalgamated to form
770:amalgamated to form
677:amalgamated to form
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208:interceptor aircraft
174:The role of missiles
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1385:formed from 2nd RHA
1148:North Irish Brigade
1018:Devonshire Regiment
870:in 1958 with HQ at
820:in 1958 with HQ at
796:The Border Regiment
749:Lancastrian Brigade
563:Queen's Own Hussars
421:Armstrong Whitworth
395:merged to form the
306:Saunders-Roe SR.177
271:Saunders-Roe SR.177
136:Minister of Defence
1729:Options for Change
1389:5th Field Regiment
1383:2nd Field Regiment
1355:5th Field Regiment
1338:4th Field Regiment
1325:2nd Field Regiment
1301:—2nd Btn disbanded
1217:Peninsula Barracks
1203:Gordon Highlanders
1172:—2nd Btn disbanded
1161:Ebrington Barracks
1139:The Welsh Regiment
1014:—4th Btn disbanded
919:Gibraltar Barracks
872:Budbrooke Barracks
816:upon formation of
660:Glencorse Barracks
499:Armstrong Siddeley
439:took over all the
409:Blackburn Aircraft
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