r/britishmilitary↗
News, views and FAQs on the British Armed Forces
A subreddit for all of those in, interested in or have served in the British Armed Forces of any branch. This subreddit is for questions about the British Armed Forces, experiences (plenty of sandbags to sit on for war stories), and anything else. Post pictures, links, news, and anything else you fancy.
27k subscribers112 posts / mo in Sep 202694 authors / mosince 2012
r/britishmilitary has 27k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 112 posts a month from 94 people. Top topics: Identifying Medals, British and German Soldiers in WWII and WW Family Photos & Uniforms.
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Topics and brands on r/britishmilitary
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Identifying Medals0.3%
- British and German Soldiers in WWII0.2%
- WW Family Photos & Uniforms0.2%
- World War II Aviation0.1%
- GCSE Math & Grades0.1%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- WhatDoTheyKnow
- The Army Rumour Service
- The Daily Telegraph
- Wolfram
- The National Archives
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