Operation Banner was the longest continuous troop deployment in UK military history.

A tweet by the UK Ministry of Defence and a News Story from the UK Government website confirms the claim.

A tweet by the UK Ministry of Defence and a News Story from the UK Government website confirms the claim.Under the Operation Banner (British Armed Force), around 300,000 personnel troops were deployed to assist the police in Northern Ireland (NI) from 14 August 1969 to 31 July 2007 with the request from the unionist government of Northern Ireland and 14 August 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of Operation Banner which was the longest continuous deployment in British military history.

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