These plans called for air attacks against the Philippines, beginning on X-Day, by the 5th Army Air Force Division and the 11th Naval Air Fleet. At this time, army and navy units were to land on Batan Island, Luzon (at: Aparri, Vigan, and Legazpi), and at Davao, Mindanao, and there seize airfields. Following the elimination of American airsupport, the main body of the 14th Army was to land at Lingayen Gulf, while another force landed at Lamon Bay. These forces were then to attack Manila in a pincer attack. After this, the islands of Manila Bay were to be taken.
Composition of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group
Group Headquarters and Assets (General H. Terauchi -- Saigon, Indochina)
In December 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was divided into the First and Second Armies, with a third and fourth created later in the war.
Although the term 'British Expeditionary Force' strictly refers only the the forces sent initially to France in 1914, the name is often used of the British Army in France in France and Flander throughout the First World War.
Following the German invasion[?] of Poland the British Expeditionary Force was sent to the Franco-Belgian border in 1939.
Although the so-called Honor Guards - the 1st Maritime Battle Group and 1st Cavalry, Heavy Gear and Infantry Regiments - are the showcase units of the army, it is the dreaded Légion that brings together all the qualities and contradictions of the SRA.
A branch groups together military personnel by function rather than by unit, so all tank and strider crewmen are part of the Cavalry Branch, regardless of which legion, regiment or battaillon they are assigned to.
Although the army's propagandists emphasize the unity of the army, the symbolic power of various branch-specific characteristics cannot be ignored.
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