In the years immediately after the Second World War, the British Army had to adapt to meet changes which affected its operational commitment, new weapons and equipment and its overall structure. The first changes came about in 1945 with the creation of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) as one of the three Western occupying powers controlling post-war Germany. This period would become known as the “Cold War” as a result of Russia’s creation of the so-called “Iron Curtain”. The second major change came in 1949 with the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), to which Britain was a signatory along with America and several other countries.
In 1950, the Korean War erupted. It would last until 1953 — a time during which more changes would be ushered in along with the introduction of new weapons and vehicles. The United Nations had been formed in
