April 5, 2024
Irish Army Cosantoir WW2 Publication 1941
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Irish Army Cosantoir WW2 Publication 1941 24 page Irish Army paper-back publication dated September 6th 1941 (Vol 1. N0. 35). Fifteen leading articles and some (few) advertisements. Irish Army Emergency (Re Na Práinne) The "Emergency" is an Irish euphemism for the Word War 11. Although Ireland remained neutral during the war she took defensive measures involving an enormous expansion of regular and auxiliary forces. The Irish Army The army was established in January 1922 and by 1923 its strength stood at over 50,000 men. In March 1924, as a result of the army mutiny and the officers demobilization crisis, it had less than 20,000. By 1932, it had less than 6,000 and virtually no fighting equipment other than rifles. T was also no worthwhile system of reserves. The army at this time had no say in defence policy. In 1934, a 'volunteer force' was set up and its main objective was to siphon off potential recruits from the IRA. In 1939/1940 this proved to be the mainstay of the army's extension as the army found itself in a desperate position and had to reorganise into two mobile divisions to defend Irish neutrality. The army was entirely reliant on Britain for equipment and supplies. Its operational capacity gradually grew while military intelligence performed vital counter-espionage and security tasks. After the war, the army
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