Belgium France Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom
Branch
Navy (UNIMER) Army (UNIAIR) Air force (UNITER)
Type
Multinational military organisation
Size
c. 100 officers and 300 other personnel[2]
Part of
Western Union
Garrison/HQ
Fontainebleau, France
Engagements
Cold War
Commanders
CinC Comm. Chairman
FM Montgomery
CinCLand
Gen. Lattre
CinCAir
ACM Robb
FOWE
Vice-Adm. Jaujard
Insignia
Western Union standard
Military unit
1949 and 1950 posters advertising the Gloster Meteor jet fighter as the spearhead of Western Union defence
From April 1948, the member states of the Western Union (WU), decided to create a military agency under the name of the Western Union Defence Organisation (WUDO). WUDO was formally established on September 27–28, 1948.[3][4][5]
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