1st Polish Armoured Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:military
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Battle_of_Falaise
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Maczek
gptkbp:commemorated_by Polish military history
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Liberation_of_Belgium
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:disbanded 1947
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment Sherman tanks
Universal Carriers
gptkbp:finale_date gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bramshott,_England
Bramshott
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:First_Polish_armoured_unit_in_the_West
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Polish Armoured Division
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of Polish military contribution in WWII
gptkbp:motto “ We Will Not Forget”
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Stanisław_Maczek
gptkbp:operations North West Europe Campaign
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:post_war_career Training Polish soldiers
gptkbp:recruited_from Polish expatriates
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Polish_1st_Armoured_Brigade
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Polish_Eagle
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polish_II_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5