Editing Order of battle (section)

===British historical approach===
British military history is the source of some of the earliest orders of battle in the English language, and due to the British Empire's involvement in global conflicts over several centuries the records of historical orders of battle provide a valuable source of study for understanding not only of the composition, but also of tactics and doctrines of the forces through their depiction in the orders of battle. The [[British Army]] and UK forces use the [[acronym]] '''ORBAT''' to describe the structure of both friendly and enemy forces.

[[Operation Quicksilver (WWII)|Operation Quicksilver]], part of the British deception plan for the [[Invasion of Normandy]] in [[World War II]], fed German intelligence a combination of true and false information about troop deployments in Britain, causing the Germans to deduce an order of battle which suggested an invasion at the [[Pas-de-Calais]] instead of Normandy.