SIZE OF THE ARMIES.
SURPRISING FIGURES. “It came us a surprise to many,” says a London journal, “to learn from Captain Guest’s answer to Sir Frederick Hall that the mobilised strength of the British Army immediately before the conclusion of the various armistices was greater than that of any other army, either enemy or Allied, the British figures being 5,680,247, as against 5,075,000 for France, 3,420,000 for Italy, 4,500,000 for Germany, and 2,230,000 for Austria-Hungary. The British and French figures include, of course, colonial troops, of whom we have apparently 700,000, and the French a million. Another interesting fact is that the four Allied Powers Great Britain, France, Italy, and America —had a numerical superiority over the Central Powers and their two allies of more than 10,000,000 men, the figures for the former being 17,882,379, and for (he latter 7,030,000.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1993, 21 June 1919, Page 1
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140SIZE OF THE ARMIES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1993, 21 June 1919, Page 1
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