I know that, during WWII, in the European/North African theater all forces were under the overall comand of Eisenhower and, therefore, the US. But within this structure there were many units under the "british" umbrella and which wore essentially British uniform : Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Indians, South Africans, Poles etc.
Several questions :
1. I saw reference to a Brazilian Expeditionary Force fighting in Italy. I can only presume that they were operating under US command. Does that mean that the US forces, like the "British", had identifiable units belonging to other countries within their direct chain of command and wearing essentially US uniform ?
2. If so, which countries had indentifiable units fighting within the US military structure ?
3. At what point did the Free French switch from wearing essentially a British uniform to a US one ?
4. Did this change-over mean that the Free French switched from being under British command to US command in theory - that is to the extent that De Gaulle's attitide meant they were ever truly under "command" ?
Allan
Several questions :
1. I saw reference to a Brazilian Expeditionary Force fighting in Italy. I can only presume that they were operating under US command. Does that mean that the US forces, like the "British", had identifiable units belonging to other countries within their direct chain of command and wearing essentially US uniform ?
2. If so, which countries had indentifiable units fighting within the US military structure ?
3. At what point did the Free French switch from wearing essentially a British uniform to a US one ?
4. Did this change-over mean that the Free French switched from being under British command to US command in theory - that is to the extent that De Gaulle's attitide meant they were ever truly under "command" ?
Allan