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From the retreat at dunkirk to the assault on the normandy beaches, the uk and its allies had to build a war machine that was capable of defeating nazi germany. and there are echoes of that today. yes there are improvements, spending as a proportion of output is increasing, but there is a long way to go. especially here the number of british army troops has just fallen below 73,000 for the first time since the napoleonic era. troop numbers have been cut by 27,500 since 2010. when labour left office, the army had more than 100,000 soldiers. in the 12 months to april this year, the number of army personnel who completed phase one and two training, and are ready for active service, fell by 2,300, taking the total figure below that 73,000 target.
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