Military training exercises in wartime Northern Ireland

Throughout the Second World War, Northern Ireland proved a more than an adequate training ground for military personnel from Allied nations across the world.

Exercise Judy: Lessons learned from the war in Sicily

7th September 1943

In September 1943, members of the British Army based in Northern Ireland conducted Exercise Judy, a large-scale operation based on lessons learned in Sicily.

Summit Exercises: British troops in Northern Ireland are at concert pitch now

6th August 1941

In August 1941, British Troops in Northern Ireland conducted a large-scale military mock battle spread across Ulster and involving the Home Guard as guerrillas.