26th Canadian Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1940
1945
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Legion
gptkbp:alumni Annual gatherings of veterans
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:2nd_Canadian_Corps
gptkb:Canadian_Corps
1st Canadian Army
gptkbp:celebrates Various_memorials_in_Canada
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_Canadian_military_history
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4A2_Sherman
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:Universal_Carrier
Sherman tank
gptkbp:established 1940
gptkbp:firstGeneration Post-war_duties_in_Europe
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Montreal
gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec
gptkbp:historicalRecords Maintained_by_Library_and_Archives_Canada
gptkbp:historicalRole Defensive_and_offensive_operations_in_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed_to_Allied_victories_in_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 26th Canadian Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive unit insignia
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_post-war_Canadian_military_structure
gptkbp:militaryRank Many_served_in_peacekeeping_missions_after_WWII
gptkbp:motto The_Division_of_the_North
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting 26th
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_George_Kitching
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Scheldt
Battle of the Rhineland
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Royal_22nd_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Regiment
gptkb:Canadian_Grenadier_Guards
gptkb:The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Canadian_Maple_Leaf
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Borden
gptkb:Valcartier_Camp
gptkbp:type infantry division
gptkbp:uniform Canadian_Army_uniform