[Six Nifty .50s]

Originally Posted by Ruy Horta

I cannot escape from the feeling that in many a battle the bulk of the forces was not of UK origin, but from an ally.

Yes, the 'Britain stood alone' propaganda was and still is very offensive to their Allies. Look at the Order of Battle for Norway, Malaya & Singapore, Burma, Greece, Crete, North Africa, Dieppe, etc.

Even if we subtracted ground forces, the RAF contained a large number of foreigners and their ranks swelled steadily until 1945.