British Invasion

Examples of British Invasion in the following topics:

• Rock and Roll

  • Over the next two years, British acts dominated both UK and US charts with Peter and Gordon, The Animals, Manfred Mann, Petula Clark, Freddie and the Dreamers, Herman's Hermits, The Rolling Stones, The Troggs, and Donovan all having one or more number one hit singles.
  • The Beatles arriving in New York City in 1964 at the beginning of the "British Invasion"--a time in which American rock music was dominated by British musicians.

• A Grinding War Against Iran

  • The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran refers to the Allied invasion of Iran during World War II by Soviet and British armed forces.
  • Due to lack of transport, the British decided not to establish any forces beyond Hamadan and Ahvaz.
  • The Soviet and British forces withdrew from Tehran on October 17, after the Germans had been dealt with.
  • British troops occupy Iran after the combined invasion with the Soviets in 1941.
  • The Shah's pro-German stance in WWII provoked a Soviet-British attack in 1941.

• Invasion of Russia

• The Invasion of Manchuria

• The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

• September 1, 1939

  • The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
  • Two days later, on 3 September, after a British ultimatum to Germany to cease military operations was ignored, Britain and France, followed by the fully independent Dominions of the British Commonwealth—Australia (3 September), Canada (10 September), New Zealand (3 September), and South Africa (6 September)—declared war on Germany.

• The Sicilian Campaign

  • The British allowed a corpse, disguised as a British Royal Marines officer, to drift ashore in Spain carrying a briefcase containing fake secret documents.
  • A combined British-Canadian-Indian-American invasion of Sicily began on 10 July 1943 with both amphibious and airborne landings at the Gulf of Gela (U.S.
  • Seventh Army, Patton) and north of Syracuse (British Eighth Army, Montgomery).
  • The original plan contemplated a strong advance by the British northwards along the east coast to Messina, with the Americans in a supporting role along their left flank.
  • Troops from the British 51st Division unloading stores from tank landing craft on the opening day of the invasion of Sicily, 10 July 1943.

• The Invasion of Normandy

  • The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assault—the landing of 24,000 American, British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight.

• Sicily and Italy

  • The combined British, Canadian, and American forces defeated Axis forces in Sicily, allowing the Allies to take over mainland Italy.
  • The British General Sir Harold Alexander acted as his second in command and as the Land Forces/Army Group commander.
  • The overall Naval Force Commander was the British Admiral Andrew Cunningham.
  • The original plan contemplated a strong advance by the British northwards along the east coast to Messina, with the Americans in a supporting role along their left flank.
  • In addition, British forces landed at Taranto in Operation Slapstick, which was almost unopposed.

• Disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization

  • Scholars have put forth differing theories to explain the disappearance of the Harappans, including an Aryan Invasion and climate change marked by overwhelming monsoons.
  • According to one theory by British archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler, a nomadic, Indo-European tribe, called the Aryans, suddenly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley.
  • Later opponents of the invasion theory went so far as to state that adherents to the idea put forth in the 1940s were subtly justifying the British government’s policy of intrusion into, and subsequent colonial rule over, India.