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== [[French units in World War I]] ==
 
== [[French units in World War I]] ==
  
Not started. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Army_in_World_War_I#Organization_during_the_war Wikipedia has order of battle of formations].
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[http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/en/arkotheque/inventaires/ead_ir_consult.php?fam=3&ref=FR_SGA_JMO_1ere_GM_00001 War diaries all online]. No permalinks to individual units, but at least gives a list of unit names.
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Wikipedia has pages for some formations. These army pages lead to pages for some component corps and divisions:
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Army_(France) First Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Army_(France) Second Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Army_(France) Third Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Army_(France) Fourth Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Army_(France) Fifth Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_Army_(France) Sixth Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Army_(France) Seventh Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Army_(France) Eighth Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Army_(France) Ninth Army]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Army_(France) Tenth Army]
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General information at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Army_in_World_War_I Wikipedia: French Army in World War I].
  
 
== [[Greek units in World War I]] ==
 
== [[Greek units in World War I]] ==

Revision as of 05:06, 21 June 2015

Populating lists of military units from all the countries involved in the First World War is a huge task.

Albanian units in World War I

Not started. Help!

American units in World War I

Order of Battle.

900 infantry brigades, regiments, battalions and machine gun battalions ready for import. This is all of the infantry from divisions on the Western Front.

Australian units in World War I

Pages exist for all AIF infantry and light horse up to brigade level. Some units of other types are redlinked but more need to be added.

Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force has a page and all sub-units listed by AWM are redlinked.

We still need a list of militia units.

Belgian units in World War I

Not started. A few Belgian artillery units fought under British command and have war diaries in WO 95.

British units in World War I

Pages now exist for every battalion mentioned in E.A. James, British Regiments 1914-1918. This covers all branches except Volunteer Training Corps. We still need a list of VTC regiments and battalions.

Pages also exist for every infantry division and corps, and all armies and expeditionary forces in European theatres. Some brigades (that don't have war diaries) and lots of formations (in non-European theatres) are still missing.

The British units page also includes some units from parts of the British Empire outside Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Canadian units in World War I

Redlinked list of infantry battalions, brigades and divisions probably complete. Most pages not yet created.

Chinese units in World War I

French units in World War I

War diaries all online. No permalinks to individual units, but at least gives a list of unit names.

Wikipedia has pages for some formations. These army pages lead to pages for some component corps and divisions:

General information at Wikipedia: French Army in World War I.

Greek units in World War I

Not started. Help!

Indian units in World War I

Pages exist for all infantry divisions that existed, and for (probably) all battalions and brigades that have war diaries. The missing battalions and brigades don't have redlinks and we don't know their names.

Italian units in World War I

Started, but no definitive online sources (that I could find). Some published sources available.

Japanese units in World War I

Not started.

Montenegrin units in World War I

Not started. Help!

New Zealand units in World War I

Started. Should be complete for infantry, lots more other possible units could be added (some listed on the talk page).

Portuguese units in World War I

Redlinked Western Front infantry battalions, brigades and divisions.

We still need a list of units in Africa.

Romanian units in World War I

Not started.

Russian units in World War I

Not started.

Serbian units in World War I

Not started.

South African units in World War I

Pages exist for South African Overseas Expeditionary Force infantry battalions and brigades that have war diaries. Some units are probably missing.

We still need a list of Union Defence Force units, especially the ones involved in the invasion and occupation of German South-West Africa.