Anglian

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The Anglians are an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance group that push out ahead of other troops to find enemy positions.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Johnstone, from the 2nd Battalion of the Anglians, said they "move in the shadows essentially and identify the targets for the bulk of the United States and Polish forces that are in the area".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

For the anti-tank training, the troops use a javelin missile simulator to practise destroying a tank - the Anglians said a real javelin missile cost £250,000.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

As one man in the book says of East Anglians generally: “You’d hardly call them colorful yet they certainly aren’t grey.”

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2015

In the same year, the East Anglians, anxious to avoid the power of Mercia, "sought Ecgberht for peace and for aid."

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant